Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced

SB499 — Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors, enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses and enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions.

Last action — Died in Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

AN ACT concerning consumer protection; enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act; requiring businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use of digital products in minors; mandating privacy settings for minors to be set at the highest level by default; detailing the right of each consumer to access and control such consumer's own personal data; authorizing the attorney general to enforce compliance and adopt necessary rules and regulations; creating a private right of action for violations; enacting the Kansas stopping digital likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act; creating a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses; enacting the Kansas saving human connection act; prohibiting deceptive practices and ensuring transparency in chatbot interactions; imposing liability on chatbot providers for injuries caused by such providers' products; creating a private right of action for violations; granting the attorney general authority to enforce compliance of this act and adopt necessary rules and regulations.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  3. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB499 do?
AN ACT concerning consumer protection; enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act; requiring businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use of digital products in minors; mandating privacy settings for minors to be set at the highest level by default; detailing the right of each consumer to access and control such consumer's own personal data; authorizing the attorney general to enforce compliance and adopt necessary rules and regulations; creating a private right of action for violations; enacting the Kansas stopping digital likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act; creating a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses; enacting the Kansas saving human connection act; prohibiting deceptive practices and ensuring transparency in chatbot interactions; imposing liability on chatbot providers for injuries caused by such providers' products; creating a private right of action for violations; granting the attorney general authority to enforce compliance of this act and adopt necessary rules and regulations.
Who sponsors SB499?
SB499 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
What is the current status of SB499?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB499?
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