Kansas — Federal AI Profile + State AI Laws (SB 186 AI/synthetic CSAM 2025; HB 2183 AI child images, live eff 2026-07-01; HB 2313 gov AI-platform ban 2025): AI Compliance Requirements

Kansas SB 186 (2025 Session, Ch. 120; signed Apr 24, 2025) criminalizes AI-generated/synthetic child sexual abuse material — adding language beyond the pre-2024 "computer-generated" clause to cover depictions "indistinguishable from a real child, morphed from a real child's image, or generated without any actual child involvement" — and amends the sexual-exploitation (K.S.A. 21-5510) and breach-of-privacy (K.S.A. 21-6101) statutes, the latter reaching deepfake/NCII dissemination. HB 2183 (2026; effective July 1, 2026) extends the child-exploitation, unlawful-transmission, and breach-of-privacy statutes to images "created, altered or modified by artificial intelligence or any digital means." Both bind private parties and are enforced criminally by county/district attorneys (penalties: severity-level person felonies; off-grid person felony where offender 18+ and child under 14; breach-of-privacy dissemination severity level 8, level 5 on a 2nd conviction). Separately, HB 2313 (2025, Ch. 84; eff July 1, 2025) is a GOVERNMENT-ONLY ban on "AI platforms of concern" on state devices — not a private obligation. Counsel should confirm the exact statutory language, severity levels, and the SB 186 signing / HB 2183 July 1, 2026 effective dates against the enacted text. legal_review_pending.

FTC Act § 5 applies to all Kansas businesses using AI. Ensure AI-driven agricultural pricing tools, AI chatbots, and AI marketing systems do not engage in deceptive practices. Kansas Consumer Protection Division may pursue deceptive AI claims under Kansas Consumer Protection Act (K.S.A. 50-623) independently.

EEOC May 2023 guidance applies to Kansas employers using AI for hiring, scheduling, or performance evaluation. Kansas's agricultural and food processing sector (Cargill, Tyson) and aviation manufacturers using AI worker monitoring systems must ensure no disparate impact on protected classes. Document AI employment tool vendor agreements and request disparate impact test results from vendors.

FTC May 2023 Policy Statement on Biometric Information warns that AI using biometric data (facial recognition, voiceprints) is subject to Section 5 enforcement. Kansas's large meat packing industry (Cargill, Tyson) using AI worker safety cameras and identification systems must ensure biometric AI data collection is disclosed, consented to, and limited to proportionate purposes.

Kansas farmers and agri-tech companies using AI crop analytics, precision irrigation, and livestock AI monitoring should follow USDA guidance on agricultural data privacy. USDA Rural Development AI data use guidelines apply to federally-funded agricultural programs. Private agri-tech AI companies must also address data portability and consent under contractual frameworks.

Monitor kslegislature.org for new AI legislation. Kansas meets annually starting in January. The Kansas Legislature has shown interest in agricultural data privacy legislation that may affect agri-tech AI data practices.