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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.

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Kansas SB 405 has not been enacted. It was introduced in the Senate on 2026-01-28, referred to the Committee on Federal and State Affairs, and had a hearing on 2026-02-09. If enacted, Section 1(b) would make it unlawful for a person to knowingly train artificial intelligence to: encourage or support suicide; encourage or support the unlawful killing of another person (under article 54 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated); provide emotional support, including through open-ended conversations; develop an emotional relationship with or act as a companion to an individual; act as or provide information as if it were a licensed mental health or healthcare professional; act as a sentient human or mirror human interactions so a person could feel they could develop a friendship; encourage isolation from family, friends or caregivers or the sharing of financial or other sensitive information with the AI; or simulate a human being in appearance, voice or mannerisms. Section 1(a) defines terms. "Artificial intelligence chatbot" excludes bots used only for customer service or business operations, limited video game bots, and certain stand-alone voice-assistant speakers. "Train" includes developing a large language model that the developer knows will be used to teach the AI. Under Section 1(c), the attorney general or an aggrieved individual may sue. Guardians, estate representatives, family members or court-appointed persons may act for minors, incompetent, incapacitated or deceased individuals. An individual may recover either actual damages (including emotional distress) or $150,000 in liquidated damages, plus punitive damages and costs including reasonable attorney fees. Courts may order equitable relief, including restraining orders and injunctions requiring the defendant to cease operating the AI until the conduct is corrected, which may include requiring new training. Courts may also impose civil fines of up to $50,000 per violation, payable to the state general fund, plus reasonable expenses and investigation fees if the attorney general brought the action. Under Sec. 2, the act would take effect upon publication in the statute book.

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