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Data centers: ConcerningAI: Restrictive

Kansas has 12 tracked bills, 5 news records, and 0 public figures; leading categories are data-center siting, government use of AI, and AI in health care, the stage mix is 8 committee and 4 enacted, and facility matching found no matched data centers, 73 matched power plants totaling 19,791 MW, 0 local policy areas and 0 local actions.

Legislation

  • EnactedHB2329

    Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, modifying the intake criteria for such centers, prohibiting certain rules and regulations for such centers, modifying the treatment and services provided by such centers, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders, providing for increased placement of offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the secretary of corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements, authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds and transferring moneys from such account of the state general fund to the department for children and families to provide juvenile stabilization services.

    Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, modifying the intake criteria for such centers, prohibiting certain rules and regulations for such centers, modifying the treatment and services provided by such centers, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders, providing for increased placement of offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the secretary of corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements, authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds and transferring moneys from such account of the state general fund to the department for children and families to provide juvenile stabilization services. is tracked in Kansas at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice and associated with Corrections and Juvenile Justice. The record date is 2026-04-09.

    Updated Apr 9, 2026Source
  • In committeeRestrictiveSB531

    Prohibiting the development or operation of any new large load data center in a county that has had a drought emergency declared for such county pursuant to the Kansas emergency management act within the preceding three years.

    Prohibiting the development or operation of any new large load data center in a county that has had a drought emergency declared for such county pursuant to the Kansas emergency management act within the preceding three years. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to water consumption, local zoning, and environmental review, and associated with Federal and State Affairs. The record date is 2026-03-09.

    Updated Mar 9, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningSB526

    Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.

    Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to local zoning and tax incentives, and associated with Assessment and Taxation. The record date is 2026-03-04.

    Updated Mar 4, 2026Source
  • EnactedRestrictiveHB2183

    Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy to prohibit 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, provide an exception for cable services in the crime of breach of privacy and prohibit dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person.

    Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy to prohibit 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, provide an exception for cable services in the crime of breach of privacy and prohibit dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person. is tracked in Kansas at the Enacted stage. It is classified under synthetic media, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to deepfake regulation, child safety, and data privacy, and associated with Judiciary. The record date is 2026-02-06.

    Updated Feb 6, 2026Source
  • In committeeFavorableHB2664

    Establishing the private energy campus and industrial host-site electric generation act to authorize the provision of energy services to private enterprises located on a private energy campus.

    Establishing the private energy campus and industrial host-site electric generation act to authorize the provision of energy services to private enterprises located on a private energy campus. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and economic development, and associated with Lance Neelly and David Buehler. The record date is 2026-02-03.

    Updated Feb 3, 2026Source
  • In committeeRestrictiveSB405

    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.

    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. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to ai safety, child safety, and ai in healthcare, and associated with Federal and State Affairs. The record date is 2026-01-28.

    Updated Jan 28, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningSB400

    Requiring data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems to mitigate water consumption.

    Requiring data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems to mitigate water consumption. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption and water infrastructure, and associated with Utilities. The record date is 2026-01-27.

    Updated Jan 27, 2026Source
  • In committeeHB2475

    Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made by radical life inc.

    Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made by radical life inc. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Taxation. The record date is 2026-01-20.

    Updated Jan 20, 2026Source
  • EnactedFavorableSB98

    Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $250,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements.

    Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $250,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements. is tracked in Kansas at the Enacted stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to tax incentives, job creation, and economic development, and associated with Tim Shallenburger. The record date is 2025-04-11.

    Updated Apr 11, 2025Source
  • EnactedRestrictiveHB2313

    Senate Substitute for HB 2313 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Prohibiting the use of the artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek and other artificial intelligence platforms controlled by a country of concern on state-owned devices and on any state network and the use of genetic sequencers or operational software used for genetic analysis that is produced in a foreign adversary.

    Senate Substitute for HB 2313 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Prohibiting the use of the artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek and other artificial intelligence platforms controlled by a country of concern on state-owned devices and on any state network and the use of genetic sequencers or operational software used for genetic analysis that is produced in a foreign adversary. is tracked in Kansas at the Enacted stage. It is classified under government use of AI, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to ai safety and data privacy, and associated with Federal and State Affairs. The record date is 2025-04-10.

    Updated Apr 10, 2025Source
  • In committeeSB51

    House Substitute for SB 51 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Authorizing the chief information security officer to receive audit reports, updating statutes related to services provided by the chief information technology officer and authorizing the office of information technology services to provide certain services to political subdivisions and hospitals.

    House Substitute for SB 51 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Authorizing the chief information security officer to receive audit reports, updating statutes related to services provided by the chief information technology officer and authorizing the office of information technology services to provide certain services to political subdivisions and hospitals. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under government use of AI and associated with Legislative Modernization. The record date is 2025-02-20.

    Updated Feb 20, 2025Source
  • In committeeHB2366

    Expanding the scope of practice of naturopathic doctors, specifying continuing education requirements, increasing the required amount of professional liability insurance and modifying certain provisions relating to the licensure and regulations of naturopathic doctors.

    Expanding the scope of practice of naturopathic doctors, specifying continuing education requirements, increasing the required amount of professional liability insurance and modifying certain provisions relating to the licensure and regulations of naturopathic doctors. is tracked in Kansas at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care and associated with Health and Human Services. The record date is 2025-02-07.

    Updated Feb 7, 2025Source

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