Summary of Original Version

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from AI companion platforms and social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require AI companion platforms and social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit AI companion platforms or social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by AI companion platforms or social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except delete references to AI companion platforms; alter definitions; change specified ages of children and minors; establish civil liability in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000 or actual damages.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- M. Lockett

Summary Retain original provisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- M. Lehman

Summary Retain original provisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- M. Lehman

Summary Retain original provisions; delete definition of "verifiable parental consent" and all references to "verifiable parental consent."

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 4 -- S. Rudy

Summary Retain original provisions, except remove the added requirement that the covered social media platform has retained documentation sufficient to reasonably establish that it has obtained verifiable parental consent.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 5 -- S. Rudy

Summary Retain original provisions, except define "child" or "minor" to mean an individual under the age of 18; raise the age threshold from 15 to 17 years of age to determine if the account holder is to be treated as an individual or a child; provide liability protection for covered social media platforms when conducting age estimation; make technical changes.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 6 -- S. Rudy

Summary Retain original provisions, except delete civil action provision to langauge identical to KRS 367.3627; grant Attorney General enforcement authority.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 7 -- S. Rudy

Summary Retain original provisions; Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 8 -- V. Grossl

Summary Retain original provisions, except define "profile-based feed" to mean a stream of content that is selected or prioritized by the social media platform for display to an account holder based on their personal information and include exceptions; require social media platforms to turn addictive metrics off by default for every child and not allow platforms to provide any user interface with the purpose of impairing and subverting a child's decision making; prohibit social media platforms from collecting, selling, sharing, or retaining any unnecessary personal information of a child; prohibit social media platforms from using previously collected personal information of a child for any purpose other than complying with any obligation of this chapter; prohibit social media platforms from collecting, selling, sharing, or retaining any unnecessary personal information of a child; prohibit social media platforms from using previously collected personal information of a child for any purpose other than complying with any applicable state or federal law or regulation; remove interpretative limiting provisions; make technical changes.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 9 -- V. Grossl

Summary Retain original provisions, except define "addictive metrics" to mean the display of personal metrics that indicate the number of times other users interact with the account holder and the display of awards, badges, tiers, or any other recognition based on the account holder's usage of the social media platform; define "profile-based feed" to mean a stream of content that is selected or prioritized by the social media platform for display to an account holder based on their personal information and include exceptions; require social media platforms to turn addictive metrics off by default for every child and not allow platforms to provide any user interface with the purpose of impairing and subverting a child's decision making; prohibit social media platforms from collecting, selling, sharing, or retaining any unnecessary personal information of a child; prohibit social media platforms from using previously collected personal information of a child for any purpose other than complying with any obligation of this chapter; prohibit social media platforms from collecting, selling, sharing, or retaining any unnecessary personal information of a child; prohibit social media platforms from using previously collected personal information of a child for any purpose other than complying with any applicable state or federal law or regulation; remove interpretative limiting provisions; make technical changes.

Statutes affected:
Current: 367.3627