Every new privacy bill in KS.

SB415 engrossed

Making certain violations of the residential landlord and tenant act subject to the remedies and enforcement provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act.

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY:** This bill allows violations of the residential landlord and tenant act to be addressed under the Kansas consumer protection act, providing tenants with additional legal re…

SB405 introduced

Making it unlawful for a person to knowingly train artificial intelligence to encourage or support suicide or the unlawful killing of another person, provide emotional support, develop emotional relationships, act as a healthcare professional, simulate humans or encourage isolation.

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY:** This bill makes it illegal to train artificial intelligence in ways that promote suicide, unlawful killing, emotional support, or isolation. 2. **KEY REQUIREMENTS:** -…

SB399 introduced

Providing an exception to unauthorized practice of law under the Kansas consumer protection act for an employee of the judicial branch or a district court providing a standard form to a member of the public.

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY:** This bill allows judicial branch employees to provide standard legal forms to the public without being considered as practicing law without authorization. 2. **KEY REQUIR…

SB372 engrossed

Enacting the app store accountability act to regulate app store and developer operations with respect to minors, create requirements for age verification and parental consent and provide for enforcement under the Kansas consumer protection act and through a private cause of action.

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY:** SB372 requires app stores and developers to implement age verification and parental consent measures to protect minors. 2. **KEY REQUIREMENTS:** - Implement age verifi…

SB205 introduced

Increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of breach of privacy when the victim is a child.

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY:** This bill increases the criminal penalties for privacy breaches involving children as victims. 2. **KEY REQUIREMENTS:** - Ensure that any data collection or handling i…

SB186 passed

Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy, prohibiting certain acts related to visual depictions in which the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, morphed from a real child's image or generated without any actual child involvement, prohibiting dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person, requiring affidavits or sworn testimony in suppo

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY**: This bill strengthens laws against the sexual exploitation of children and the unlawful transmission of visual depictions involving children, including new restrictions on…

SB90 introduced

Providing for a property tax exemption from local government levies to the extent of the first $100,000 of appraised value for certain owner-occupied homes and authorizing local governments to propose a ballot question to opt out of such property tax exemption.

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY:** This bill proposes a property tax exemption for the first $100,000 of appraised value for certain owner-occupied homes, while allowing local governments to opt out through…

SB43 introduced

Updating cross references in the personal and family protection act regarding the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, requiring the surrender of a suspended or revoked license, providing for a transition from a provisional license to a standard license and prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enforcement officer

1. **ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY:** This bill updates the rules around concealed handgun licenses, including eligibility, license transitions, and privacy protections for off-duty law enforcement officers. …