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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky criminalizes possessing or viewing child sexual abuse material involving computer-generated images and sets mandatory minimum prison service
Last action · April 13, 2026: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 109)Sponsors: DJ Johnson and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
Kentucky law expands criminal penalties for possessing or viewing sexually explicit material depicting minors to include computer-generated images, establishes exemptions for accidental viewing, law enforcement, and school administrators, and mandates that offenders serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before parole or probation eligibility.
The measure alters criminal liability by explicitly adding digital and computer-generated depictions of minors to existing possession and viewing statutes, while establishing strict mandatory minimum sentence service rules for convicted individuals.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Law enforcement
Law enforcement personnel are granted specific exemptions allowing them to view prohibited matter in the course of an investigation.
School administrators
School administrators are exempt from viewing prohibitions when investigating violations of the statute.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
14 actions- Apr 13, 2026HouseEnrolledsigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 109)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseEnrolledenrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFloor3rd reading, passed 38-0 received in House
- Mar 27, 2026Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- Mar 13, 2026HouseFloor2nd reading, to Rules
- Mar 12, 2026Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Show 8 earlier actions
- Mar 11, 2026SenateCommitteeto Judiciary (S)
- Jan 29, 2026SenateIntroducedreceived in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
- Jan 28, 2026HouseFloor3rd reading, passed 95-0
- Jan 27, 2026Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
- Jan 22, 2026HouseFloor2nd reading, to Rules
- Jan 21, 2026Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeto Judiciary (H)
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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