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KY HB 455

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AN ACT relating to artificial intelligence and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; restrict the use of artificial intelligence by certain licensed professionals in therapy and psychotherapy services; prohibit licensed professionals from using artificial intelligence to assist in providing supplementary support in therapy or psychotherapy services where the client's therapeutic session is recorded; provide exceptions; prohibit advertising or offering therapy or psychotherapy services unless the therapy or psychotherapy services are conducted by a licensed professional; limit how a licensed professional may use artificial intelligence; require all records between a licensed professional and a patient to be confidential; grant enforcement authority to the relevant board; exclude religious counseling, peer support, and self-help materials; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-24 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • L. Willnerprimary
  • S. Stalkerprimary
  • B. Chester-Burtonprimary
  • K. Bantaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    introduced in House

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-21

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-29

    to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-18

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-02-19

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-02-19

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026

  7. 2026-02-20

    floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to the Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2026-02-23

    3rd reading, passed 88-7 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2) and (1)

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-02-24

    received in Senate

  10. 2026-02-24

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-02-23 · pass · 88-7

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • White: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Calloway: no
    • Maddox: no
    • Proctor: no
    • Rabourn: no
    • Roberts: no
    • Doan: no
    • Massaroni: no
    • Freeland: not voting
    • Holloway: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Truett: not voting
    • Wilson: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb455.html

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