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State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Kentucky

Kentucky Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

1 law tracked · overall: In force · current as of July 18, 2026

Kentucky has one tracked children's privacy law, each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Kentucky in the tracker map.

Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (KCDPA): minors' provisions · HB 15 (2024 RS)

In force: Effective and enforceable today. · Privacy law (minors) · effective 2026-01-01 · binds operators

Ages: Known children under 13 (COPPA); no separate teen opt-in band

Requires: Personal data collected from a 'known child' is classified as 'sensitive data,' so a controller may not process it without consent and must process it in accordance with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, 15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.); a controller that satisfies COPPA's verifiable-parental-consent requirements is deemed compliant. A parent or legal guardian may exercise the child's consumer rights on the child's behalf. Kentucky follows the Virginia model and does not impose a separate heightened opt-in regime for teens 13-17.

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Entry last reviewed

Also on the books (out of scope): HB 278 (2024 RS): adult-content/pornography age-verification law. Adds age-verification and civil-liability provisions to KRS Ch. 436; signed Apr. 5, 2024, in effect since July 15, 2024. Out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.

Federal · COPPAapplies here too

Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and (under the 2025 amended Rule) limits on retention and third-party sharing.

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How Kentucky compares

Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source, but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.

Cite this page: Calvo, Isaac A. "Kentucky: Children's Privacy Laws." isaaccalvo.com/child-privacy-laws/kentucky (data as of 2026-07-18).