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Introduced
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
In Committee
01/20/2026
01/20/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "public agency," "harassment," "obscene," and "social media platform"; prohibit a public agency, or individual acting on behalf of a public agency, from disabling, deleting, blocking, hiding, or otherwise preventing a person or entity from commenting on a social media platform designated by the public agency to communicate government business or on an account of an individual with the authority to speak on behalf of the public agency acting on its behalf on his or her personal account; permit a public agency, or individual acting on behalf of a public agency, to disable or delete comments that are libelous or slanderous, obscene, would be considered harassment, or would pose an imminent threat to public safety as determined by a court; allow a person or entity to bring forth an action against a public agency, or an individual acting on behalf of a public agency, for any violation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define "official electronic school communication"; prohibit a public school, school district, or individual acting in his or her capacity on behalf of a public school or school district from directly or indirectly publishing an official electronic school communication to advocate for or against a political topic, party, candidate, or question; prohibit a public school, school district, or individual acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of a public school or school district from restricting lawful public commentary on a political topic, party, or question if the public school, school district, or person acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of a public school or school district directly or indirectly publishes such commentary on an official electronic school communication.
AI Summary
This bill establishes new rules for how government entities and public schools use social media and electronic communications. For government agencies, it defines terms like "public agency" (government bodies excluding schools), "harassment," "obscene," and "social media platform." It prohibits these agencies, or individuals acting for them, from blocking, deleting, or otherwise preventing people from commenting on official government social media accounts, unless a court determines the comment is libelous, slanderous, obscene, constitutes harassment, or poses an imminent threat to public safety. The bill also allows individuals to sue government agencies for violations and recover legal costs. For public schools and school districts, it defines "official electronic school communication" and prohibits them from using these communications to advocate for or against political topics, parties, candidates, or ballot questions. Furthermore, if a school or district publishes such communications, they cannot restrict lawful public commentary on them, except to protect student safety and privacy.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (6)
Kimberly Holloway (R)*,
Josh Calloway (R),
Vanessa Grossl (R),
Candy Massaroni (R),
T.J. Roberts (R),
Richard White (R),
Last Action
to State Government (H) (on 01/20/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb323.html |
| Local Mandate Fiscal Impact | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb323/LM.pdf |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb323/orig_bill.pdf |
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