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KS SB 499

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Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors, enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses and enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did KS SB 499 pass?

No. KS SB 499 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 499 about?

KS SB 499 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors, enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses and enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 499?

Committee on Federal and State Affairs is the primary sponsor of KS SB 499.

Introduced
2026-02-09
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. 2026-02-10

    Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-09

    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/SB499/

Attribution

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