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KS HB2183
Bill
Status
2/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Expands sexual exploitation of a child laws to criminalize possession of AI-generated or digitally created images depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct, even when no actual child was involved in creating the image
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Adds new definition of "artificially generated visual depiction" covering obscene computer-generated content that appears to show children under 18 in sexually explicit conduct, including images indistinguishable from real children, morphed from real children's images, or created without any actual child involvement
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Modifies breach of privacy laws to criminalize disseminating AI-altered or digitally manipulated images that appear to depict an identifiable adult (18+) nude or engaged in sexual activity without consent, with intent to harass, threaten, or intimidate
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Adds cable services (as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522) to the list of entities exempt from breach of privacy provisions, alongside interactive computer services, radio common carriers, and telecommunications carriers
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Amends K.S.A. 21-5510, 21-5611, and 21-6101, taking effect upon publication in the statute book
Legislative Description
Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy to prohibit certain acts related to visual depictions in which the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, morphed from a real child's image or generated without any actual child involvement, provide an exception for cable services in the crime of breach of privacy and prohibit dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person.
Last Action
House Approved by Governor on Thursday, February 5, 2026
2/6/2026