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AI Laws in Kansas
As of 2026-08-12, AI Laws USA tracks 14 AI rules in Kansas: 6 state-level rules and 8 county or city rules. Federal AI protections apply statewide on top of these — see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.
Kansas state-level AI rules (6)
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KS Synthetic CSAM Law
Kansas · Effective 2026-07-01 · KS HB 2183, 2025-26 Reg. Sess., approved by Governor Feb. 5, 2026, eff. July 1, 2026
Kansas updated its child sexual exploitation and privacy statutes to prohibit creation and distribution of visual depictions where the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, including AI-generated and morphed imagery. The law also addresses unlawful transmission of such visual depictions and breach of privacy. Signed by the governor February 5, 2026; took effect July 1, 2026 as part of the 124-law Kansas effective date batch.
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Kansas HB 2479 (AI images in blackmail law)
Kansas · Effective 2026-04-09 · 2026 Kan. HB 2479, amending K.S.A. 21-5428 (blackmail)
Kansas's blackmail law now expressly covers threats to release a nude or sexual image, video, or recording of an identifiable person even when that depiction was made or altered by artificial intelligence. It applies whether or not the person was involved in producing any original image, so threatening someone with an AI-generated 'deepfake' of them can be prosecuted as blackmail. Existing criminal penalties for blackmail apply.
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Kansas HB 2537 'Caleb's Law' (AI sextortion)
Kansas · Effective 2026-04-06 · 2026 Kan. HB 2537 ('Caleb's Law'), amending K.S.A. 21-5515 (sexual extortion)
Kansas's sexual-extortion statute now defines the covered 'image, video, or other recording' to include any depiction created, altered, or modified by artificial intelligence to appear to show a person, whether or not that person was part of any original recording. This means demands or threats backed by AI-fabricated sexual imagery fall within the crime of sexual extortion. The same act, known as 'Caleb's Law,' also raises penalties when an adult offender targets a victim under 18 or a dependent adult and creates aggravated sexual-extortion offenses.
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KS AI Foreign Platforms Ban
Kansas · Effective 2025-04-08 · 2025 Kan. Sess. Laws ch. 84 (Sub. HB 2313), approved Apr. 8, 2025
Kansas prohibits state employees from using AI platforms controlled by foreign adversary countries — including DeepSeek and any Chinese-owned AI models — on state-issued devices and networks. Agencies must deactivate and delete any existing accounts with such platforms.
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In effect
State of Kansas Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy (P
Kansas · Effective 2023-07-31 · State of Kansas Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy (PPM 8200.00)
The Kansas Office of Information Technology Services enterprise policy sets acceptable-use rules for generative AI, requiring human review of all AI outputs, barring Restricted Use Information from AI tools, and imposing vendor disclosure and data-control requirements.
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Expired
SB526
KS · KS SB526 (2025-2026 Regular Session)
Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.
County and city AI rules in Kansas (8)
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Lawrence KS 24-month data center moratorium (eff. July 14, 2026)
Lawrence, KS · Effective 2026-07-14 · Lawrence, KS City Commission unanimous vote, July 14, 2026, 24-month data center moratorium
The Lawrence, Kansas City Commission voted unanimously on July 14, 2026 to impose a 24-month moratorium on new data center uses within city limits, and to initiate two text amendments to the city's Land Development Code. Under current code, data centers are allowed in industrial zones by right with no special approval; the moratorium pauses all new approvals while planning staff develops new standards. The commission extended the originally proposed 12-month term to 24 months to ensure staff had sufficient time. Lawrence is the seat of Douglas County and home to the University of Kansas.
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Topeka KS 12-month data center moratorium (eff. July 14, 2026)
Topeka, KS · Effective 2026-07-14 · City of Topeka, KS governing body action, July 14, 2026, 12-month data center and battery storage moratorium
Topeka, Kansas paused consideration of new data center projects for 12 months on July 14, 2026. The pause also applies to battery energy storage facilities. City officials will use the year to study how data centers should be regulated before any new projects are considered.
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Geary County KS 12-month data center moratorium
Geary County, KS · Effective 2026-06-22 · Geary County, KS County Commission — 12-Month Moratorium on Data Centers and Alternative Energy Facilities (unanimous, June 22, 2026)
The Geary County, Kansas County Commission voted unanimously on June 22, 2026 to impose a 12-month moratorium on data centers and alternative energy facilities — including nuclear and hydrogen plants — in unincorporated areas of the county. The moratorium was presented by GIS/Planning and Zoning Director Troy Livingston, who explained the county needs time to study infrastructure, water, and power impacts of the proposed facilities before deciding whether to write permanent regulations, enact a ban, or take another approach. The planning commission will meet monthly during the moratorium period to develop potential regulations. Geary County's county seat is Junction City; the county is in north-central Kansas adjacent to Fort Riley.
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In effect
Temporary moratorium on data centers, nuclear and hydrogen f
Saline County, KS · Effective 2026-03-17 · Temporary moratorium on data centers, nuclear and hydrogen facilities in unincorporated areas
The Saline County Commission voted 4-0 on March 17, 2026 to adopt a moratorium on new data center, nuclear power, and hydrogen facility applications in unincorporated areas, effective until March 1, 2029, to allow time to draft development regulations.
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In effect
Interim moratorium pausing data center applications
Sedgwick County, KS · Effective 2026-01-14 · Interim moratorium pausing data center applications
The Sedgwick County Commission first adopted an interim moratorium pausing new data center applications in January 2026 and has since extended it multiple times (most recently by 90 days to September 11) while planning staff develop zoning rules amid water, traffic, and public-safety concerns.
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In effect
Moratorium on data center construction in unincorporated Har
Harvey County, KS · Effective 2026-01-13 · Moratorium on data center construction in unincorporated Harvey County
The Harvey County Commission unanimously approved a resolution on January 13, 2026 halting data-processing and data-storage facility construction in unincorporated areas through the end of 2028 while planning and zoning staff draft regulations.
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In effect
Olathe KS
Olathe, KS · Effective 2025-02-18 · Olathe KS — Generative AI Acceptable Use Policy (Council Adoption) (2025-02-18)
Council-adopted citywide AI acceptable use policy: bar on entry of confidential/PII data into consumer AI, required disclosure of AI assistance in public communications, IT review for any new AI procurement, and prohibition on AI as sole basis for personnel decisions.
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Overland Park KS
Overland Park, KS · Effective 2024-12-02 · Overland Park KS — AI Acceptable Use Policy (2024-12-02)
Council adoption of citywide AI use policy with vetted-tool list, ban on PII entry into public AI, disclosure for AI-assisted public communications, and mandatory training before staff AI use.
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