KansasKansasLawHB 2183

AI-generated child sexual abuse material and deepfake dissemination

Extends child sexual exploitation crimes to images that are morphed from or indistinguishable from a real child or generated without any actual child, and bars disseminating items that purport to depict an identifiable person.

Body

Kansas Legislature

Session

2025-2026

Introduced

Jan 30, 2025

In effect since

Jul 14mo4 months ago

Votes

House 119-3, Senate 40-0, conference report Senate 30-10, House 83-39

Topics

AIDeepfakesKids

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