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KS HB2594
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Amends K.S.A. 21-5428 to expand blackmail provisions covering threatened dissemination of intimate images of identifiable persons who are nude or engaged in sexual activity
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Explicitly includes AI-generated or digitally altered content (deepfakes) that appear to depict an identifiable person, regardless of whether that person was involved in creating the original image
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Removes the previous requirement that images must have been obtained in violation of breach of privacy statutes (K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(8)), broadening the scope of prosecutable offenses
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Retains coverage for recordings obtained through illegal surveillance under K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(6)
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Blackmail involving intimate image threats remains a severity level 4 person felony, while general blackmail involving accusations or statements is a severity level 7 nonperson felony
Legislative Description
Modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity by changing the connection to breach of privacy and describing the content of the image, video or other recording.
Last Action
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
3/13/2026