# Kansas HB 2183: 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. Kansas HB 2183, 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., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2026-02-06 (Law effective July 1, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2183-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2183 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2026-02-06, Law effective July 1, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (544 yes, 104 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 119 Nay: 3 | pass | 119 | 3 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 83 Nay: 39 | pass | 83 | 39 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 83 | 39 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 119 | 3 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-02-06: Law effective July 1, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Approved by Governor on Thursday, February 5, 2026 (House) - 2026-01-27: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-01-23: Reengrossed on Friday, January 23, 2026 (House) - 2026-01-22: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 83, Nay 39, Absent 3 (House) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Hearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 119, Nay 3, Absent 3 (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bradley Barrett (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Bradley Barrett was adopted (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-04: Hearing: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2025-01-30: Introduced (House) - 2025-01-30: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_03_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_02_0000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_03_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2183/hb2183_02_0000.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2183-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).