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KansasSB 1862025–2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
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 support of probable cause to be made available to law enforcement, requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement officer, requiring that certain prior convictions be considered when bond is being set for certain sex offenses and specifying minimum requirements and conditions for such bond; relating to appearance bonds, requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties, allowing bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and requiring remission in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required.
Sponsored By: Committee on Judiciary
Signed by Governor
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9 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Higher bonds for repeat sex-offense defendants
For listed sex charges, magistrates must check whether the defendant has a prior sexually violent crime conviction. Charges covered include rape, criminal or aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, and indecent or aggravated indecent liberties with a child. With that prior conviction, bond must be at least $750,000 cash or surety, with house arrest and no victim or witness contact. These conditions add safety protections but make release harder and more costly. A reduction requires an evidence hearing and written findings, under the more-likely-than-not standard, overcoming presumed safety and flight risks.
Bond payers get partial forfeiture refunds
After a bond-forfeiture judgment, courts must return part of the bond to the party responsible for paying it. The defendant must return to custody within 270 days after judgment. The refund is 90% within 90 days, 75% within days 91–180, and 50% within days 181–270.
Upfront bail premiums cannot use surety loans
Commercial bail providers must charge a premium of at least 10% of the bond amount. At least half of that minimum premium must be collected before posting bond. The provider cannot lend that upfront amount or own or be affiliated with a financial institution making those loans. This blocks provider-linked loans for at least 5% of the bond amount.
Adult privacy protections cover fake intimate images
Kansas privacy law covers sharing digitally created or altered images appearing to show an identifiable adult nude or in sexual activity. The adult must be at least 18, have a reasonable expectation of privacy, and not consent to sharing. The person sharing the image must intend to harass, threaten, or intimidate the adult.
Child image crimes cover artificial images
Possessing obscene, artificially generated images appearing to show children under 18 in sexually explicit conduct is a level 5 person felony. Possession must be intended to arouse or satisfy sexual desires or appeal to the sexual interest called prurient interest. Separate child-image transmission crimes also cover digitally created or altered nude images appearing to depict identifiable children ages 12–17. The sender must be under 19 and knowingly send the image, even if the child never helped create it. Aggravated transmission charges still require an added statutory intent or gain element.
Officers face clearer warrant evidence rules
Law enforcement must have access to sworn probable-cause materials before an arrest warrant or summons is carried out. This does not make the materials public. A search warrant requires an officer's sworn oral or written statement giving facts that show probable cause. Spoken statements must be recorded or taken down, sworn to, and put in writing as soon as possible.
Victims get no-contact protection after release
Release bonds for defendants charged with person felonies or person misdemeanors must bar contact with the alleged victim. The no-contact period lasts at least 72 hours after release on bond. A magistrate can make a specific finding allowing an exception.
Video providers get privacy-law exemption
Cable services, direct-to-home satellite providers, other multichannel video distributors, and their affiliates are exempt from this breach-of-privacy law. The exemption narrows this law's protections for conduct involving those providers.
Sureties gain forfeiture relief with limits
Courts must give a felony defendant's arrest warrant to the paid surety that posted bond when it asks. Unless good cause applies, courts must cancel forfeiture for missed required warrant entry within 14 days or failure to provide a requested copy. Courts must also cancel forfeiture when prosecutors decline extradition. Deportation qualifies if the surety submits a sworn written statement before default judgment and no immigration detainer existed when bond was posted. The law removes the prior cancellation ground based on arrest outside Kansas.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Committee on Judiciary
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 124 Nay: 0
Yes: 124 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 100 Nay: 18
Yes: 100 • No: 18
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/10/2025
Conference Committee Report was adopted
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 3/27/2025
Conference Committee Report was adopted
Yes: 124 • No: 0
House vote • 3/20/2025
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
Yes: 100 • No: 18
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Emergency Final Action - Passed
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
4/24/2025SenateEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
4/11/2025SenateMotion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
4/10/2025SenateConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
4/10/2025SenateConference committee report now available
3/27/2025HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
3/27/2025HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
3/24/2025SenateMotion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
3/24/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/20/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/20/2025HouseMotion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
3/20/2025HouseEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 100, Nay 18, Absent 7
3/20/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
3/19/2025HouseHearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
3/11/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
2/20/2025HouseReferred to House Committee on Judiciary
2/20/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
2/19/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
2/19/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Judiciary
2/17/2025SenateWithdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
2/17/2025SenateHearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
2/12/2025SenateReferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
2/5/2025SenateIntroduced
2/4/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
As Introduced
Enrolled
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