Bill > HB2518

This bill modifies the laws concerning breach of privacy by changing the required mental state from "knowingly" to "intentionally" for the crime, and it increases the criminal penalties for certain violations, particularly when the victim is under 14 years of age. Specifically, it amends existing laws related to attempt, conspiracy, and criminal solicitation to commit a crime, making it a more serious offense to attempt, conspire, or solicit the commission of breach of privacy if the offender is 18 or older and the victim is under 14. The bill also revises the penalties for certain types of breach of privacy, including those involving recording or disseminating images of a person's nude body or undergarments, or disseminating images of someone nude or engaged in sexual activity with intent to harass, threaten, or intimidate, and it clarifies that the use of artificial intelligence or digital means to create or alter such images does not exempt the act from being a violation.

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https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2518/