Kansas
Kansas AI Laws: What's Enacted and What's Next (2027)
Independently fact-checked against primary sources (last audited November 5, 2026). · Law checked current as of November 5, 2026. · 27 primary sources cited on this page. How we verify our legal content
As of November 2026, Kansas has enacted targeted AI provisions but, in our search, no comprehensive AI act. They are K.S.A. 75-4720 (Senate Sub. for HB 2313), which bars DeepSeek and other AI platforms of concern from state devices and networks, language on AI and artificially generated images in criminal statutes added by SB 186, an AI image definition in the sexual extortion statute added by HB 2537, and AI language in the blackmail statute added by HB 2479.
How we searched: Where this page says we found no law, we mean searches of kslegislature.gov for the 2025-26 biennium using "artificial intelligence", "chatbot", "algorithm", "deepfake", "generative", "synthetic", "automated decision", "digital replica", "machine learning" and related terms, the bill histories named here, the Revisor of Statutes' 2026 list of new and amended statutes, a text search of the 2026 Session Laws of Kansas, a text search of our stored copy of the Kansas statutes captured July 29, 2026, the NAIC's list of state insurance bulletins, and web searches. Our stored copy predates some 2026 changes, and a search of the code does not reach uncodified text.
This page covers Kansas state law as of November 4, 2026. It is general legal information, not legal advice. For the national picture, see our guide to US AI laws.
Kansas AI Laws at a Glance
| Measure | Subject | Status on November 4, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Senate Sub. for HB 2313 (2025), K.S.A. 75-4720 | AI platforms of concern on state devices and networks | Approved April 8, 2025; Revisor's history reads July 1 |
| SB 186 (2025), K.S.A. 21-5510, 21-5611, 21-6101 | Artificially generated and AI-altered sexual images | Approved April 24, 2025; Revisor's history reads July 1; K.S.A. 21-6101 later amended by HB 2479 |
| HB 2537 (2026), K.S.A. 21-5515 | Sexual extortion; image definition names AI | Approved April 6, 2026; listed by the Revisor as effective July 1, 2026 |
| HB 2479 (2026), K.S.A. 21-5428, 21-6101 | Blackmail and breach of privacy; AI-altered recordings | Approved April 9, 2026; listed by the Revisor as effective July 1, 2026 |
| OITS generative AI policy (file P8200.00) | Generative AI in executive branch agencies | Agency policy, not a statute |
K.S.A. 75-4720: The Kansas DeepSeek Ban (Senate Sub. for HB 2313)
K.S.A. 75-4720 was enacted by Senate Sub. for HB 2313. It covers state agencies.
- Devices. "No electronic device that is owned or issued to an employee by a state agency shall be used to access an artificial intelligence platform of concern."
- Networks. Any network a state agency operates must prohibit use of those platforms by users who access the network.
- Accounts. An agency that uses such a platform or has an account must deactivate and delete the account and stop using the platform.
- Exception. The section does not apply to state agencies using a state device to access a platform "for the purposes of law enforcement activities or cybersecurity investigations."
A platform of concern is DeepSeek, any model owned or controlled by its Hangzhou developer or a subsidiary or successor, or a model controlled, directly or indirectly, by a country of concern. The section lists China (including Hong Kong), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela, and excludes Taiwan. The section's text states no penalty or private right of action.
The act separately restricts genetic sequencers and related software produced by foreign adversaries at medical and research facilities. That part is not an AI rule.
Kansas AI Image Crimes: SB 186, HB 2537 and HB 2479
SB 186 added language on artificially generated or AI-altered images to three criminal statutes. The summaries below keep the elements that decide coverage, and our guide to Kansas deepfake laws has the detail.
Artificially generated child images. K.S.A. 21-5510(a)(2)(B) covers "possessing any artificially generated visual depiction with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender or any other person," a severity level 5 person felony. The term means a depiction that is obscene and appears to show a child under 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including depictions generated without any actual child involvement. The statute says produced through computer software, digital manipulation or other means. It does not use the words artificial intelligence.
AI-altered intimate images of adults. K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(8) reaches intentionally and without lawful authority disseminating an image, video or other recording of an identifiable person 18 or older who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, under circumstances with a reasonable expectation of privacy, with intent to harass, threaten or intimidate, and without consent. It includes recordings created or altered by artificial intelligence or any digital means. It is a severity level 8 person felony, or severity level 5 on a second or subsequent conviction within the previous five years. It does not apply to a person acting with a bona fide and lawful scientific, educational, governmental, news or other similar public purpose, and the section exempts listed carriers and service providers, including an interactive computer service for content provided by another person.
What HB 2479 did to K.S.A. 21-6101. HB 2479 (2026 Session Laws chapter 114, enrolled text), approved April 9, 2026, amended the section:
- Mental state. Subsection (a) now reads "intentionally and without lawful authority" in place of "knowingly and without lawful authority," for every form of the offense.
- Recordings. In (a)(7) and (a)(8), "image, video or other recording" replaced "videotape, photograph, film or image." A new definition covers any photograph, film, video picture, or digital or computer-generated image or picture.
- Definitions. "Lawful authority" now excludes an act undertaken with intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desires or appeal to prurient interest, and "nude" has a statutory definition.
- Subsection (a)(6). It now covers using any device or software to record or view the nude body of, or undergarments worn by, an identifiable person without consent or knowledge, with intent to invade privacy, under circumstances with a reasonable expectation of privacy. It does not name AI.
- Penalties. Those for (a)(8) moved to (b)(5) at the same severity levels. A violation of (a)(6) is now a severity level 5 person felony if the victim is 14 to 17. A violation of (a)(6) or (a)(7), or an attempt, conspiracy or criminal solicitation to commit one, is an off-grid person felony if the offender is 18 or older and the victim is under 14.
The act takes effect on publication in the statute book, and the Revisor's 2026 list shows July 1, 2026. When we read the Revisor's page for this section on November 4, 2026, it still showed the earlier text.
Transmission by offenders under 19. K.S.A. 21-5611 applies when the offender is under 19 and the depiction shows an identifiable child aged 12 to 17 in a state of nudity. Its definition of "visual depiction" includes items altered by artificial intelligence or any digital means to appear to depict an identifiable child.
Sexual extortion. HB 2537, known as Caleb's Law, amended K.S.A. 21-5515. Its enrolled text defines an image, video or other recording to include one "created, in whole or in part, altered or modified by artificial intelligence or any digital means to appear to depict or purport to depict a person." The Revisor's 2026 list shows the amendment effective July 1, 2026. When we read the Revisor's page for the section on November 4, 2026, it still showed the earlier text.
Blackmail. HB 2479 also amended K.S.A. 21-5428. Blackmail is intentionally gaining or attempting to gain anything of value, or compelling or attempting to compel another to act against their will, by a listed threat. The act added the words "excluding sexual contact, sexual intercourse or conduct that is of a sexual nature" to that description.
The image threat used to cover a videotape, photograph, film or image obtained in violation of K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(6) or (a)(8). It now covers an image, video or other recording obtained in violation of (a)(6), or one of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity. That includes one "created, in whole or in part, altered or modified by artificial intelligence or any digital means to appear to depict or purport to depict such identifiable person," whether or not the person was involved in creating the original.
The act added a definition of image, video or other recording. The penalty remains a severity level 4 person felony. The Revisor's list shows this amendment effective July 1, 2026 too, and the Revisor's page for K.S.A. 21-5428 still showed the earlier text when we read it on November 4, 2026.
AI Note-Takers and Recording in Kansas
AI meeting assistants raise recording consent questions. Our guide to Kansas AI meeting recording laws covers them.
Kansas's Generative AI Policy for State Agencies
Kansas's executive branch has a generative AI policy from the Kansas Office of Information Technology Services (OITS). The Governor's Office release of August 17, 2023 announced it and links a file named P8200.00. It is an agency policy, not a statute, and it does not regulate private companies. StateScoop reported in September 2023 that the policy from the state's Office of Information Technology Services went into effect in late July. We did not confirm its current text.
OpenAI Suits and Kansas
Attorneys general in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia announced separate suits against OpenAI on October 14, 2026. Official releases from several of those states also name Kansas.
What We Did Not Find in Kansas Law
In the search described at the top of this page, through November 4, 2026, we found no Kansas statute on AI in employment decisions, health care or insurance, no chatbot law, no general AI disclosure law, and no frontier model law.
K.S.A. 25-2407, the corrupt political advertising statute, contains no AI or synthetic media language on the Revisor's page, and we found no election deepfake law in the channels above.
Kansas is not on the NAIC's list of states acting on its AI model bulletin for insurers as we read it on November 4, 2026. That list may lag, and we did not search the Kansas Insurance Department's own bulletins. Web searches found no AI executive order, and they would not show every order.
General laws such as the Kansas Consumer Protection Act are not AI laws. This page does not cover how a court would apply them to AI.
Kansas AI Bills That Died in 2026
Bill histories on kslegislature.gov, read November 4, 2026, show these entries dated April 10, 2026:
| Bill | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2592 | AI task force | Died in Committee |
| SB 405 | Training AI to encourage suicide, simulate humans or form emotional relationships | Died in Committee |
| SB 467 | AI in medical decisions | Died in Committee |
| HB 2671 | AI harms and chatbot age verification | Died in Committee |
| HB 2772 and SB 499 | Design code, nonconsensual digital replicas and chatbot transparency | Died in Committee |
| SB 372 | App store accountability | Died on House Calendar |
| HB 2594 | Blackmail and intimate image threats, until a conference committee replaced its contents with daylight saving time | Died on Calendar; its blackmail provisions went into HB 2479, which was enacted |
Federal AI Policy and Kansas
As of November 4, 2026, we found no federal statute in the public laws of the 119th Congress that sets general rules for private AI systems or generally preempts state AI laws. In December 2025, Executive Order 14365 directed federal agencies to challenge or discourage state AI laws the administration views as conflicting with national policy, and called for a federal framework from Congress. The order itself does not declare any state law invalid. The Justice Department formed an AI Litigation Task Force in January 2026, the White House issued legislative recommendations in March 2026, and the FTC proposed a policy statement in July 2026. Separately, in April 2026 the Justice Department intervened in a lawsuit against Colorado's AI law under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We did not find a published Commerce evaluation of state laws in the Federal Register or on ntia.gov, or a BEAD notice carrying the order's AI condition on NTIA's sites. See our pages on the Trump AI executive orders and state AI law preemption.
What Changes in Kansas AI Law in 2027
As of November 4, 2026, we found no AI law scheduled to take effect in Kansas in 2027; we searched kslegislature.gov for the 2025 and 2026 sessions, the Revisor's 2026 list, and our stored copy of the statutes.
HB 2772 and SB 499, which stated a January 1, 2027 effective date, died in committee. One related date remains: HB 2537 requires the attorney general to file a report on the implementation of its sexual extortion education section on or before July 1, 2027, and annually after that. That is a reporting duty, not a new AI rule.
More Kansas Laws
- Kansas Data Privacy Laws
- Kansas Data Breach Notification Laws
- Kansas Biometric Privacy Laws
- Kansas Surveillance Camera Laws
- Kansas Background Check Laws
- Kansas Whistleblower Laws
- Kansas Sexting Laws
- Kansas Deepfake Laws
- Kansas AI Meeting Recording Laws
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Kansas have an AI law?
Kansas has targeted AI provisions and, in our search as of November 2026, no comprehensive AI act. They include K.S.A. 75-4720 on AI platforms of concern in state government, language on AI and artificially generated images in criminal statutes from SB 186, an AI image definition in the sexual extortion statute from HB 2537, and AI language in the blackmail statute from HB 2479.
Is DeepSeek banned in Kansas?
On state government devices and networks. K.S.A. 75-4720 bars state-issued devices from accessing DeepSeek and other AI platforms of concern and requires agency networks to prohibit their use, with an exception for law enforcement activities and cybersecurity investigations. The section does not address private devices.
Are AI deepfakes illegal in Kansas?
Some are. K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(8) makes it a felony to intentionally disseminate an image, video or other recording of an identifiable adult who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, including one altered by AI, under circumstances with a reasonable expectation of privacy, with intent to harass, threaten or intimidate, and without consent. Other statutes cover obscene artificially generated child images, sexual extortion and blackmail. None is a general deepfake ban.
Is AI-generated child sexual abuse material illegal in Kansas?
K.S.A. 21-5510(a)(2)(B) makes it a severity level 5 person felony to possess an artificially generated visual depiction with intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest. The term covers obscene depictions that appear to show a child under 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including those generated without any actual child involvement.
Does Kansas require disclosure of AI in political ads?
We found no such law as of November 4, 2026. K.S.A. 25-2407, the corrupt political advertising statute, contains no AI or synthetic media language on the Revisor's page.
Does Kansas regulate AI in hiring?
We found no Kansas statute on AI in employment decisions as of November 4, 2026, in searches of kslegislature.gov for 2025-26 and our July 29, 2026 copy of the statutes. Federal and general state laws may still apply.
Will a new Kansas AI law take effect in 2027?
We found none scheduled as of November 4, 2026. The unenacted AI bills we checked from 2025-26 died on April 10, 2026, including two that stated a January 1, 2027 effective date.
Updates
Rewrote the page: removed the unsupported app installation ban and unverified task force and first-state claims, added HB 2537's AI image definition, kept the elements of each crime in summaries, and replaced stale outlook text with dated bill dispositions. Added HB 2479, which amended the blackmail and breach of privacy statutes, and updated the breach of privacy elements.
Independently fact-checked against the cited primary sources; governing law re-checked for recent changes
Corrected the scope of SB 186: the 2025 act made possession of an artificially generated visual depiction of a child a severity level 5 person felony under K.S.A. 21-5510(a)(2)(B) but did not amend the distribution prong, and it also added AI language to Kansas's breach of privacy and unlawful transmission statutes, including the severity level 8 person felony for disseminating an AI-created intimate image of an adult under K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(8).
The Law Behind This Article
This article rests on the statutory provisions below, held in our own legal record and retrieved from the official source. Tap a section to read the operative text.
Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 21: CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
§ 21-5510Sexual exploitation of a child.In forcecited in 6 of our articles
(a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 21-5610 and 21-5611, and amendments thereto, sexual exploitation of a child is: (1) Employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or coercing a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child under 18 years of age, to engage in sexually explicit conduct with the intent to promote any performance; (2) (A) possessing any visual depiction of a child under 18 years of age shown or heard engaging in sexually explicit conduct with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender or any other person; or (B) possessing any artificially generated visual depiction with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender or any other person; (3) being a parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of a child under l8 years of age and knowingly permitting such child to engage in, or assist another to engage in, sexually explicit conduct for any purpose described in subsection (a)(1) or (2); or (4) promoting any performance that includes sexually explicit conduct by a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom…
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-09-03 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Cited in 23 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
In the courts (editorial summary, independently checked):Kansas courts have construed K.S.A. 21-5510 in prosecutions. State v. Sanders (2025) held it was not unconstitutional as applied to a coach who enticed a 16 year old to send explicit images, since one past the age of consent is still a child under it. State v. Jones (2021) held the State need not prove the defendant knew the child's age.
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State v. Sanders (Court of Appeals of Kansas 2025, 563 P.3d 234)✓A volleyball coach convicted under 21-5510 for enticing nude photos from a 16-year-old player and possessing a video of her argued the statute was unconstitutional as applied because she could consent to sex. The court held a person over 16 is still a child under the statute.
- State v. Grant (Supreme Court of Kansas 2025)“…SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 21-5510 expressly incorporates by reference the…”
- John Doe v. M.J. (Supreme Court of Kansas 2022, 508 P.3d 368)“…defined in K.S.A. 21-3516, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 21-5510, and amendments thereto;…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Kansas Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting, Are Deepfakes Illegal in Kansas? K.S.A. 21-6101 (2027), Kansas Expungement Laws: K.S.A. 21-6614 Eligibility, Waiting Periods, and Filing Steps
§ 21-5611Unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child.In forcecited in 2 of our articles
(a) Unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child is knowingly transmitting a visual depiction of an identifiable child 12 or more years of age but less than 18 years of age in a state of nudity when the offender is less than 19 years of age. (b) Aggravated unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child is: (1) Knowingly transmitting a visual depiction of an identifiable child 12 or more years of age but less than 18 years of age in a state of nudity: (A) With the intent to harass, embarrass, intimidate, defame or otherwise inflict emotional, psychological or physical harm; (B) for pecuniary or tangible gain; or (C) with the intent to exhibit or transmit such visual depiction to more than one person; and (2) when the offender is less than 19 years of age. (c) (1) Unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child is a: (A) Class A person misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(B); and (B) severity level 10, person felony upon a second or subsequent conviction.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Cited in 2 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2025
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State v. Grant (Supreme Court of Kansas 2025)“…reference the Romeo and Juliet statutes, K.S.A. 21-5610 and K.S.A. 21-5611. Before applying K.S.A. 21-5510 to a de…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Kansas Sexting Laws: Legal Consequences and Penalties
§ 21-6101Breach of privacy.In forcecited in 27 of our articles
(a) Breach of privacy is knowingly and without lawful authority: (1) Intercepting, without the consent of the sender or receiver, a message by telephone, telegraph, letter or other means of private communication; (2) divulging, without the consent of the sender or receiver, the existence or contents of such message if such person knows that the message was illegally intercepted, or if such person illegally learned of the message in the course of employment with an agency in transmitting such message; (3) entering with intent to listen surreptitiously to private conversations in a private place or to observe the personal conduct of any other person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (4) installing or using outside or inside a private place any device for hearing, recording, amplifying or broadcasting sounds originating in such place, which sounds would not ordinarily be audible or comprehensible without the use of such device, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (5) installing or using any device or equipment for the interception of any telephone, telegraph or other wire or wireless communication without the consent of the person in…
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-09-23 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Cited in 8 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
In the courts (editorial summary, independently checked):Recent Kansas decisions construe the image-dissemination subsection, K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(8), not the interception subsections. State v. Ivy (2025) held a reasonable expectation of privacy under that subsection has a subjective and an objective component. State v. Jamil (2026), unpublished, found disseminating needs no jury definition.
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State v. Ivy (Court of Appeals of Kansas 2025)✓Ivy posted on Snapchat a sexual video his ex-girlfriend had recorded and texted him during their relationship; the court applied a subjective and objective two-part test and held a jury could find she kept a reasonable expectation of privacy, affirming the conviction.
- In re Belcher (Supreme Court of Kansas 2024, 552 P.3d 1213)“…deotape, photograph, film or image obtained in violation of K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(6) or (a)(8), and amendments…”
- State v. Jamil (Court of Appeals of Kansas 2026)✓Jamil secretly filmed a woman undressed and unconscious at his home, then sent the videos to her boyfriend; the court held that sharing with a single recipient can be disseminating under K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(8) and that intent to harass could be inferred from his conduct.
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Kansas Smart Glasses Recording Laws (K.S.A. 21-6101), US Recording Laws by State (2026): All 50 States Explained, Kansas Recording Laws (2026): One-Party Consent Rules
Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 75: STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
§ 75-4720Artificial intelligence platforms of concern; prohibited access by state-issued electronic devices; exceptions; definitions.In force
(a) No electronic device that is owned or issued to an employee by a state agency shall be used to access an artificial intelligence platform of concern. Any network that is operated by a state agency shall prohibit the use of artificial intelligence platforms of concern by users who access the network. (b) Any state agency that utilizes an artificial intelligence platform of concern or has an account with an artificial intelligence platform of concern shall deactivate and delete such account and shall no longer use the artificial intelligence platform. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to state agencies that are using an electronic device owned or issued to an employee by a state agency to access an artificial intelligence platform of concern for the purposes of law enforcement activities or cybersecurity investigations.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 50: UNFAIR TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
§ 50-623Kansas consumer protection act; purpose; construction.In forcecited in 4 of our articles
This act shall be construed liberally to promote the following policies: (a) To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing consumer transactions; (b) to protect consumers from suppliers who commit deceptive and unconscionable practices; (c) to protect consumers from unbargained for warranty disclaimers; and (d) to provide consumers with a three-day cancellation period for door-to-door sales.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Cited in 214 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Unruh v. PURINA MILLS, LLC (Supreme Court of Kansas 2009, 289 Kan. 1185)“…a supplier under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA), K.S.A. 50-623 et seq. As the majority correctly n…”
- Williamson v. Amrani (Supreme Court of Kansas 2007, 283 Kan. 227)“…stion of whether the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA), K.S.A. 50-623 et seq., applies to a physician s pro…”
- Stair v. Gaylord (Supreme Court of Kansas 1983, 232 Kan. 765)“…chantability, breach of contract and violation of the KCPA, K.S.A. 50-623 et seq. He also alleged ac…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Kansas Data Privacy Laws: Breach Notification & Consumer Rights (2026), Kansas Biometric Privacy Laws: What You Need to Know (2026), Kansas Data Breach Notification Laws: Reporting Rules & Timelines (2026)
§ 50-7a01Consumer information; security breach; definitions.In forcecited in 4 of our articles
As used in K.S.A. 50-7a01 and 50-7a02, and amendments thereto: (a) "Consumer" means an individual who is a resident of this state. (b) "Encrypted" means transformation of data through the use of algorithmic process into a form in which there is a low probability of assigning meaning without the use of a confidential process or key, or securing the information by another method that renders the data elements unreadable or unusable. (c) "Notice" means: (1) Written notice; (2) electronic notice, if the notice provided is consistent with the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures set forth in 15 U.S.C. § 7001; or (3) substitute notice, if the individual or the commercial entity required to provide notice demonstrates that the cost of providing notice will exceed $100,000, or that the affected class of consumers to be notified exceeds 5,000, or that the individual or the commercial entity does not have sufficient contact information to provide notice.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 44: LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
§ 44-1001Title of act; declaration of state policy and purpose.In forcecited in 2 of our articles
This act shall be known as the Kansas act against discrimination. It shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare, safety, health and peace of the people of this state. The practice or policy of discrimination against individuals in employment relations, in relation to free and public accommodations, in housing by reason of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin or ancestry or in housing by reason of familial status is a matter of concern to the state, since such discrimination threatens not only the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of the state of Kansas but menaces the institutions and foundations of a free democratic state. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Kansas to eliminate and prevent discrimination in all employment relations, to eliminate and prevent discrimination, segregation, or separation in all places of public accommodations covered by this act, and to eliminate and prevent discrimination, segregation or separation in housing.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Cited in 239 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Woods v. Midwest Conveyor Co. (Supreme Court of Kansas 1982, 231 Kan. 763)“…a proceeding under the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination, K.S.A. 44-1001 et seq., is on the complainant to pro…”
- Seabourn v. Coronado Area Council (Supreme Court of Kansas 1995, 257 Kan. 178)“…that term is used in the Kansas Act Against Discrimination, K.S.A. 44-1001 et seq. The court mled that the Boy…”
- Kansas Commission on Civil Rights v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Supreme Court of Kansas 1975, 216 Kan. 306)“…ithin the purview of the Kansas Act Against Discrimination (K. S. A. 44-1001 [Weeks, 1973] et seq.), to…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Kansas At-Will Employment Laws: Exceptions and Your Rights
Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 25: ELECTIONS
§ 25-2407Corrupt political advertising; penalty.In force
Corrupt political advertising is: (a) (1) Publishing or causing to be published in a newspaper or other periodical any paid matter which expressly advocates the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate, unless such matter is followed by the word "advertisement" or the abbreviation "adv." in a separate line together with the name of the chairman of the political or other organization inserting the same or the name of the person who is responsible therefor; or (2) broadcasting or causing to be broadcast by any radio or television station any paid matter which expressly advocates the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate, unless such matter is followed by a statement which states: "Paid for" or "Sponsored by" followed by the name of the sponsoring organization and the name of the chairperson or treasurer of the political or other organization sponsoring the same or the name of the person who is responsible therefor; or (3) publishing or causing to be published in a newspaper or other periodical any paid matter which is intended to influence the vote of any person or persons for or against any question submitted for a proposition to amend the constitution or to…
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov
Cited in 2 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2018
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- In re Petition to Summon Grand Jury (Court of Appeals of Kansas 2018, 423 P.3d 1044)“…23 Legislature has established specific election crimes. K.S.A. 25-2407 et seq. Davis' petition alleges facts w…”
- McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission (Supreme Court of the United States 1995, 514 U.S. 334)“…Code § 3-14-1-4 (Supp. 1994); Iowa Code § 56.14 (1991); Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-2407 and 25-4156 (Supp. 1991); Ky. Rev. St…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Sources and References
- K.S.A. 75-4720: artificial intelligence platforms of concern(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- Kansas Senate Sub. for HB 2313, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- 2025 Kansas Session Laws ch. 84(sos.ks.gov).gov
- Kansas SB 186, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-5510: sexual exploitation of a child(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-6101: breach of privacy(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-5611: unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- Kansas HB 2537 (2026), bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas HB 2537, enrolled text(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas Revisor of Statutes, 2026 new, amended and repealed statutes, bill order(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-5515: sexual extortion, Revisor's page(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 25-2407: corrupt political advertising(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- NAIC, Implementation of the Model Bulletin on Use of AI Systems by Insurers(content.naic.org)
- K.S.A. 50-623: Kansas Consumer Protection Act(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- Kansas HB 2592, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas SB 405, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas SB 467, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas HB 2671, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas HB 2772, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas SB 499, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas SB 372, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas HB 2594, bill page(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- 2026 Kansas Session Laws ch. 114 (HB 2479)(sos.ks.gov).gov
- Kansas HB 2479, enrolled text(kslegislature.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-5428: blackmail, Revisor's page(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- Kansas Governor's Office media release on the generative AI policy, August 17, 2023(content.govdelivery.com).gov
- StateScoop, Kansas generative AI policy, September 2023(statescoop.com)
- Kansas Legislative Research Department, conference committee report brief on HB 2479(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas Legislative Research Department, conference committee report brief on HB 2594(www.kslegislature.gov).gov