KS Synthetic CSAM Law
Kansas HB 2183 (2026) – Synthetic Child Exploitation Material and Visual Depictions
Kansas · KS HB 2183, 2025-26 Reg. Sess., approved by Governor Feb. 5, 2026, eff. July 1, 2026
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 1, 2026
- Applies to
- Any person creating, distributing, or possessing qualifying synthetic child sexual exploitation imagery
- Enforced by
- Kansas district attorneys / criminal courts
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.
Who is protected: Minors depicted in sexual exploitation material including AI-generated or morphed imagery
Legal detail
KS HB 2183 (2025-26 Reg. Sess.), approved by Governor February 5, 2026, effective July 1, 2026. Modifies crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of visual depictions of a child, and breach of privacy to prohibit acts related to visual depictions in which the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, including computer-generated and morphed images.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Kansas |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | February 5, 2026 |
| Citation | KS HB 2183, 2025-26 Reg. Sess., approved by Governor Feb. 5, 2026, eff. July 1, 2026 |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Felony criminal penalties for sexual exploitation of a child offenses |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images · children's online safety |
| Legal analysis | Kansas HB2183 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | LegiScan |
More AI rules in Kansas
- KS AI Foreign Platforms Ban · In effect
- Kansas HB 2479 (AI images in blackmail law) · In effect
- Kansas HB 2537 'Caleb's Law' (AI sextortion) · In effect
- State of Kansas Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy (PPM 8200.00) · In effect
Related non-consensual intimate imagery rules elsewhere
- Arizona HB 2133 deepfake sexual content — vetoed 2026 · Vetoed
- Illinois HB 3851 — deepfake cyberbullying in schools (2026) · In effect
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- DEFIANCE Act (deepfake-porn civil suits) · Proposed / pending
- NY S5959-D (2020, digital replicas + deepfake porn) · In effect
- Missouri Deepfake & Digital Media Protection Act · Proposed / pending
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