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KS SB 405

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Making it unlawful for a person to knowingly train artificial intelligence to encourage or support suicide or the unlawful killing of another person, provide emotional support, develop emotional relationships, act as a healthcare professional, simulate humans or encourage isolation.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did KS SB 405 pass?

No. KS SB 405 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-04-10). Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Committee

What is KS SB 405 about?

KS SB 405 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Making it unlawful for a person to knowingly train artificial intelligence to encourage or support suicide or the unlawful killing of another person, provide emotional support, develop emotional relationships, act as a healthcare professional, simulate humans or encourage isolation.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 405?

Committee on Federal and State Affairs is the primary sponsor of KS SB 405.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-01-29

    Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-28

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB405/

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T04:56:44.586501Z

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