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KS HB2671
KS HB2671Establishing the Kansas community harmed by AI technology act, mandating user accounts and age verification for AI chatbot access, classifying users by age, requiring parental consent for minors, blocking explicit content, protecting age information confidentiality, monitoring for suicidal ideation, informing users of AI interaction, requiring compliance guidance by 2027, outlining enforcement under consumer protection laws and providing safe harbor for compliant entities.
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Introduced
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT concerning consumer protection; establishing the Kansas community harmed by AI technology act; requiring covered entities to mandate user accounts for accessing companion AI chatbots and to verify user age using commercially available methods; classifying users as minors or adults based on age verification; mandating parental account affiliation and parental consent for minors; blocking minor users' access to interactions involving suicidal ideation or sexually explicit communications; protecting the confidentiality of age information and monitoring interactions for suicidal ideation; requiring popups to inform users that they are interacting with AI, not humans; requiring the attorney general to issue compliance guidance by December 31, 2026; outlining enforcement actions under the Kansas consumer protection act; providing a safe harbor for covered entities that rely on user-provided age information and comply with the attorney general's guidance.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Kansas community harmed by AI technology act or Kansas CHAT act, mandates that companies offering "companion AI chatbots"—software designed to simulate interpersonal or emotional interaction—must require users to create accounts and verify their age using commercially available methods. Users will be classified as either adults or minors, with minors needing parental account affiliation and verifiable parental consent to access these chatbots. The bill prohibits minors from accessing interactions involving suicidal ideation or sexually explicit content, and requires companies to block access and notify parents in such cases, while also providing resources for suicidal ideation. Companies must also protect the confidentiality of age information and display a clear popup at the beginning and periodically during interactions to inform users they are speaking with AI, not a human. The Attorney General is tasked with issuing compliance guidance by December 31, 2026, and violations will be treated as deceptive acts under Kansas consumer protection laws, with a safe harbor provided for companies that comply in good faith with the user-provided age information and the Attorney General's guidance.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
K-12 Education Budget (House)
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Legislative Modernization (on 02/03/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2671/ |
| Fiscal Note - Ficsal Note: As introduced | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_hb2671_00_0000.pdf |
| BillText | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2671_00_0000.pdf |
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