HB 323 KY

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Introduced

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.

• K. Holloway Republican · primary
• J. Calloway Republican · primary
• S. Doan Republican · primary
• R. Dotson Republican · primary
• V. Grossl Republican · primary
• S. Maddox Republican · primary
• C. Massaroni Republican · primary
• J. Nemes Republican · primary
• F. Rabourn Republican · primary
• T. Roberts Republican · primary
• R. White Republican · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 to State Government (H) · lower