---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to use of facial recognition technology."
description: "Retain original provisions, except create a working group on facial technology; set membership, require the working group to adopt a model facial recognition technology policy by January 1, 2024, to govern use of facial recognition technology: set forth standards and components of the policy; require law enforcement agencies that use the technology to have a use policy in place."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "SB 176"
citation: "Kentucky SB 176 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Courts", "Criminal Procedure", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Technology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["W. Westerfield"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01dddf29-e0ba-4a40-8d03-af6c55a18cfa"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb176.html"
source_hash: "acdea1d6357003e4c01ab5b40fe29353223ec5182ccdad25b200d51751d1e79f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 176 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to use of facial recognition technology.

Retain original provisions, except create a working group on facial technology; set membership, require the working group to adopt a model facial recognition technology policy by January 1, 2024, to govern use of facial recognition technology: set forth standards and components of the policy; require law enforcement agencies that use the technology to have a use policy in place.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb176/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 147** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0147.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb176/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 176 w/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- W. Westerfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 21, 2022
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 87-4 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 147) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01dddf29-e0ba-4a40-8d03-af6c55a18cfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).