{"slug":"us-kentucky","name":"Kentucky (United States)","short_name":"Kentucky","iso_code":"US-KY","jurisdiction_type":"state","region":"Americas","subregion":"Northern America","overview":"Kentucky is recorded here for its own AI instruments, which apply within its territory alongside US's national rules. On record: Kentucky state-government AI law (SB 4). This page was added in the October 2026 sub-national research round; see each instrument for what it requires.","regulatory_status_summary":"Pending review: recorded from search extracts of the official sources listed on each instrument, which a reviewer has not yet opened.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Kentucky state-government AI law (SB 4). Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[],"official_sources":[{"title":"Kentucky General Assembly: 25RS SB 4","publisher":"Kentucky General Assembly","url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/sb4.html","document_date":"2025-03-24","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["us"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-kentucky","source":{"official_source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/sb4.html","source_title":"Kentucky General Assembly: 25RS SB 4","source_publisher":"Kentucky General Assembly","source_document_date":"2025-03-24","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"low","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the October 2026 sub-national research round. Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","reviewed_by":null},"policies":[{"slug":"us-kentucky-sb-4-state-government-ai","id":"AIPT-POL-0220","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0220","title":"Kentucky SB 4 (2025): An Act relating to protection of information (Acts Chapter 66)","short_title":"Kentucky state-government AI law (SB 4)","jurisdiction":"us-kentucky","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Kentucky General Assembly","summary_plain":"The Commonwealth Office of Technology must create an AI Governance Committee, write AI policy and technology standards, and keep a registry of generative and high-risk AI used by state agencies. Agencies must disclose when AI is used in decisions about people or businesses and report every year. The act also creates a cause of action over synthetic media in election campaigns.","adopted_on":"2025-03-24","in_force_on":"2025-03-24","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/sb4.html","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"content_version":1,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-kentucky-sb-4-state-government-ai"}]}