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IntroducedJan 30, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2025
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Became LawFeb 06, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy to prohibit 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, provide an exception for cable services in the crime of breach of privacy and prohibit dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person.
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House • Feb 06, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, February 5, 2026
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Summary
Comments on HB 2183
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Votes
YES: 119
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
YES: 83
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Long
- McNorton
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 39
Actions
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, February 5, 2026
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Friday, January 23, 2026
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 83 Nay: 39
- Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 30 Nay: 10
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 07, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 119 Nay: 3
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Barrett
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Barrett was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 30, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 27, 2025 - Amendment to HB2183PDF
- Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Barrett, 02/19/2025PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 27, 2025PDF
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 4, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 4, 2025: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 4, 2025: Testimony by Emily Brandt, BIDS Legislative Committee, Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services (HB2183 Opponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 4, 2025: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liaison, Ks Sheriffs' Association; Ks Assoc of Chiefs of Police; Ks Peace Officers Assoc (HB2183 Proponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 4, 2025: Testimony by Mike Kagey, District Attorney, Shawnee County (HB2183 Proponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 4, 2025: Testimony by Brad Barrett, Representative, 76th District, State of Kansas (HB2183 Proponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Representative Ward, (Amendment)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Representative Barrett, (Amendment)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, KS Sheriffs Assoc/KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police/KS Peace Officers Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, KS Sheriffs Assoc/KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police/KS Peace Officers Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Mike Kagay, Shawnee Co District Attorney (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Marlee Carpenter, Wichita Police Dept (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Rep. Brad Barrett, KS House of Representatives (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Emily Brandt, BIDS Legislative Comm (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by delete, delete (delete)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Office of the Revisor (Bill Brief)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
