Kentucky Senate Bill 82 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-13 - to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Pending: Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to define "candidate," "deplatform," "social media platform," and "user" and limit the power of social media platforms to remove candidates during elections; create fine for wrongful deplatforming; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require that social media platforms share their requirements for deplatforming and provide an opt-out option for shadow banning and algorithm use; require antitrust measures to be taken if shadow banning practices are not in line with requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 providing limitations on any entity on the antitrust violator vendor list, providing how entities are placed on the antitrust violator vendor list, and providing how hearings and enforcement are to be executed for entities and affiliated parties; amend KRS 367.150 to place maintenance and duties relating to antitrust violator vendor list under the Department of Law.

AN ACT relating to consumer protection.

Sen. Phillip Wheeler [R]

Sen. Robert Mills [R]

Sen. Adrienne Southworth [R]

Sen. Mike Wilson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-13	Senate	to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2022-01-11	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2022-01-11	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb82.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb82/orig_bill.pdf