Kentucky
Kentucky has 12 tracked bills, 5 news records, and 0 public figures; leading categories are AI in health care, data-center energy policy, and data-center siting, the stage mix is 10 committee and 2 floor, and facility matching found no matched data centers, 37 matched power plants totaling 21,587 MW, 3 local policy areas and 3 local actions.
Legislation
- On the floorHB652
AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.
AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency. is tracked in Kentucky at the Floor stage. It is classified under government use of AI and associated with Steve Bratcher and Daniel Grossberg. The record date is 2026-04-01.
Updated Apr 1, 2026Source - On the floorUnder reviewHB676
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky statewide health data utility.
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky statewide health data utility. is tracked in Kentucky at the Floor stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a review policy posture, linked to data privacy and ai in healthcare, and associated with Rebecca Raymer. The record date is 2026-04-01.
Updated Apr 1, 2026Source - In committeeHB774
AN ACT relating to the reporting of costs, fines, and fees.
AN ACT relating to the reporting of costs, fines, and fees. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Jennifer Henson Decker and Mary Imes. The record date is 2026-03-11.
Updated Mar 11, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB593
AN ACT relating to data centers.
AN ACT relating to data centers. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and water infrastructure, and associated with Josh Bray and Jason Petrie. The record date is 2026-03-05.
Updated Mar 5, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB856
AN ACT relating to data centers.
AN ACT relating to data centers. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, water infrastructure, and environmental review, and associated with Sarah Stalker. The record date is 2026-03-03.
Updated Mar 3, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningSB319
AN ACT relating to data centers.
AN ACT relating to data centers. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to protected land, environmental review, and water consumption, and associated with Lindsey Tichenor. The record date is 2026-03-02.
Updated Mar 2, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningSB330
AN ACT relating to data centers.
AN ACT relating to data centers. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to nda transparency, local control, and local zoning, and associated with Keturah Herron and Gerald Neal. The record date is 2026-03-02.
Updated Mar 2, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveHB455
AN ACT relating to artificial intelligence and declaring an emergency.
AN ACT relating to artificial intelligence and declaring an emergency. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to ai in healthcare, algorithmic transparency, and data privacy, and associated with Kimberly Banta and Beverly Chester-Burton. The record date is 2026-02-24.
Updated Feb 24, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB641
AN ACT relating to mental health chatbots.
AN ACT relating to mental health chatbots. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai in healthcare, data privacy, and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Vanessa Grossl. The record date is 2026-02-13.
Updated Feb 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningSB175
AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Kentucky Health Command.
AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Kentucky Health Command. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai in healthcare and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Stephen Meredith. The record date is 2026-02-10.
Updated Feb 10, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB559
AN ACT relating to data privacy, portability, and interoperability.
AN ACT relating to data privacy, portability, and interoperability. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Vanessa Grossl. The record date is 2026-02-04.
Updated Feb 4, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB544
AN ACT relating to data centers.
AN ACT relating to data centers. is tracked in Kentucky at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and local control, and associated with Adam Moore and William Lawrence. The record date is 2026-02-03.
Updated Feb 3, 2026Source
Recent news
Kentucky AG Pursues AI Enforcement Under KCDPA
Future Workforce Systems (FWS Enterprise) · Apr 7, 2026
Kentucky HB 593 Advances to State Senate
Louisville Public Media (LPM) · Mar 27, 2026
Franklin Kentucky Zoning Commission Approves TenKey Data Center Plan
WKU Herald · Mar 3, 2026
Kentucky HB 544 Creates New PSC Rate Class for Large Data Centers
Data Center Dynamics · Feb 17, 2026
Kentucky HB 593 Requires Data Centers to Prepay Infrastructure Costs
Louisville Public Media (LPM) · Feb 12, 2026
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