Kentucky SB 4 (AI Governance)
Kentucky AI Governance & Election Deepfake Act (SB 4, 2025)
Kentucky · 2025 Ky. Acts (SB 4)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- March 24, 2025
- Applies to
- Kentucky state agencies; campaigns and individuals distributing AI electioneering content
- Enforced by
- Commonwealth Office of Technology; civil courts (election deepfakes)
Kentucky SB 4 establishes an AI governance framework for state government — agencies need approval before deploying AI, must conduct risk assessments, disclose AI use in decisions, and keep human oversight for consequential decisions. It also bans undisclosed AI-generated content falsely depicting people in political communications, with a civil remedy for those depicted.
Who is protected: Kentuckians subject to state-government AI decisions; people falsely depicted in AI election content
Legal detail
KY SB 4 (2025), eff. Mar. 24, 2025: creates the AI Governance Committee in the Commonwealth Office of Technology; mandates approval, NIST/ISO-aligned risk assessments, and AI-use disclosure for agencies; prohibits undisclosed AI electioneering deepfakes with a private civil action.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| Citation | 2025 Ky. Acts (SB 4) |
| Private right of action | Yes, individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Administrative consequences for agencies; civil action for election deepfakes |
| Topics | deepfakes · election deepfakes · AI disclosure and transparency · automated decision-making · government use of AI |
| Bill text | 25RS SB 4 — Kentucky Legislature |
More AI rules in Kentucky
- Kentucky Beshear data center executive order (2026) · In effect
- Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act · In effect
- Kentucky HB 207 (computer-generated CSAM) · In effect
- Commonwealth Office of Technology Enterprise Policy CIO-126: · In effect
- Kentucky HB 58 ALPR limits and 90-day retention (2026) · In effect
- KY AG v. Character.AI chatbot suit (2026) · Blocked / in litigation
Related deepfakes rules elsewhere
- Arkansas Frank Broyles Act AI amendment — voice and likeness protection (2025) · In effect
- Doe v. X.AI (Grok NCII deepfakes class action) · Blocked / in litigation
- xAI v. Harwood (Grok NCII Counter-Suit 2026) · Blocked / in litigation
- Arizona HB 2133 deepfake sexual content — vetoed 2026 · Vetoed
- Arizona HB 2678 — AI-generated CSAM criminalized · In effect
- MN HF 1606 AI Nudification Ban (2026) · In effect
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