KS SB 186
enactedModifying 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.
Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did KS SB 186 pass?
Yes. KS SB 186 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-11): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
What is KS SB 186 about?
KS SB 186 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.
Who sponsors KS SB 186?
Committee on Judiciary is the primary sponsor of KS SB 186.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-04
- Latest action
- 2025-04-11 — Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciaryprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-04-11
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
2025-04-11
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
executive-signature
2025-04-10
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
2025-04-10
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
2025-03-27
Conference committee report now available
2025-03-27
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
2025-03-24
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
2025-03-24
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
2025-03-20
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
passage
2025-03-20
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
passage
2025-03-20
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
2025-03-20
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 100, Nay 18, Absent 7
passage
2025-03-19
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-20
Received and Introduced
introduction
2025-02-20
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
passage
2025-02-19
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
passage
2025-02-17
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-17
Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
2025-02-05
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-02-04
Introduced
introduction
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