KY HB626 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-28 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define "biometric identifier"; prohibit the capture of biometric identifiers for a commercial purpose without first informing and obtaining consent from the individual whose biometric identifier is at issue; conditionally prohibit a person from disclosing biometric identifiers; require a person to institute reasonable storage and destruction requirements of biometric identifiers; exempt voiceprint data retained by a financial institution and auto manufacturers' crash avoidance technology; and create a civil penalty enforced by the Attorney General or appropriate Commonwealth's attorney.

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Title

AN ACT relating to biometric identification.

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History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-28Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2022-02-28Houseintroduced in House

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