Kansas · verified October 5, 2026

Kansas AI laws for political campaigns

No election AI lawFederal TCPA on AI calls1 political AI law

Kansas has no law on AI or deepfakes in political ads as of October 2026, and its robocall rules cover only sales calls, so AI political content and AI voice calls are governed mainly by federal law plus the Kansas crime of falsely posing as an election official.

Political ad AI law
No law
When it applies
No state rule
Required AI disclaimer
None required
Criminal penalty
No state rule
Candidate can sue
General law only
AI voice calls
Federal TCPA only

Political ads and deepfakes

Does Kansas regulate AI in political ads?

No. As of October 5, 2026, Kansas has no state law that specifically regulates artificial intelligence or deepfakes in political ads or election communications. Kansas has not enacted any law that bans or requires disclosure of AI-generated or deepfake content in political ads. Bills in 2024 (HB 2559, HB 2576, SB 375) would have created a crime of corrupt political advertising using generative AI and required manipulation disclosures, but all died, and no election deepfake bill advanced in the 2025 to 2026 biennium. Ballotpedia (as of September 3, 2026) lists Kansas deepfake laws only for sexual content, and Kansas commentators in June and October 2026 noted the state still has no political deepfake law.

No AI disclaimer is required by Kansas statute. Ads still need Kansas's standard paid-for-by disclosures, and a deepfake that defames a candidate or misleads voters about how to vote can still create liability under general law and federal rules. If your ad also runs in a neighboring state's media market, that state's AI law can apply.

Bills to watch

  • HB 2559 (2024): Crime of corrupt political advertising: regulate generative AI, require disclosure that an image or speech was manipulated, criminalize false representations of candidates or state officials in campaign media; liability on advertiser not broadcaster or platform. Reported from House Committee on Elections; died at end of 2023 to 2024 biennium
  • SB 375 (2024): Prohibiting generative AI to create false representations of candidates in election campaign media or of state officials. Died in committee (2023 to 2024 biennium)
  • HB 2576 (2024): Related 2024 AI political advertising bill. Died (Public Citizen lists as failed May 2024)

For campaigns and consultants

Before an AI ad runs in Kansas

  • No Kansas statute requires an AI label on political ads, but federal rules (FEC fraudulent misrepresentation, FCC robocall rules) and broadcaster and platform policies still apply. Labeling AI content remains the safe practice.
  • Never use AI voices, images, seals, or insignia that could make voters think a message comes from the Secretary of State or a county election office: falsely representing an election official is a Kansas crime.
  • Deceptive deepfakes of a candidate can still support defamation or false light claims.
  • For AI voice or prerecorded political calls, follow the federal TCPA: prior express consent for calls to cell phones and caller identification at the start. Kansas' own call law covers sales calls only.

AI voice calls and texts

Can a campaign use AI voice calls in Kansas?

Kansas has no AI-specific calling law and no state robocall restriction that reaches political calls. The Kansas telemarketing statute (K.S.A. 50-670), including its rules for automatic dialing-announcing devices and caller ID, applies only to consumer telephone calls made to solicit a sale, credit, or sales leads, so campaign, advocacy, and polling calls fall outside it. Political AI and prerecorded calls into Kansas are governed by the federal TCPA and FCC rules (AI-generated voices are artificial voices requiring prior express consent for cell phones). Separately, using an AI voice to pose as an election official could violate K.S.A. 25-2438.

Federal floor everywhere: AI-generated voices are “artificial” voices under the TCPA (FCC, February 2024), so they need prior express consent to cell phones and must identify the caller at the start of the call. AI robocall laws in every state

AI and election administration laws

Other Kansas AI laws that touch elections

Senate Substitute for HB 2056 (2025): False representation of an election official

K.S.A. 25-2438 (crime of false representation of an election official)

It is a crime to falsely represent yourself as an election official with intent to cause a person to believe you are one, including by using the official seal or insignia of the Secretary of State or a county election office in any communication with voters. Not AI-specific, but it reaches AI-generated calls, texts, or videos that impersonate election officials.

Official text

Federal layer

Federal rules that apply in Kansas

At the federal level, the binding rules that hit AI in campaigns today are the TCPA and FCC robocall rules, not any AI-specific election law. Since February 2024 the FCC treats AI-generated voices as "artificial" voices, so AI voice calls to cell phones need prior express consent (political calls included), AI or prerecorded political calls to landlines are limited to three per 30 days without consent, and every such message must identify the caller, give a callback number and offer an opt-out. The FEC says its existing fraudulent misrepresentation ban covers AI, but it has had no quorum since April 2025 and cannot enforce. Proposed FCC rules on AI disclosure in broadcast political ads and in AI calls were never adopted, and no federal AI political ad disclaimer bill has passed. Federal efforts to preempt state AI laws (a 2025 moratorium the Senate struck 99 to 1, and Executive Order 14365) have not displaced any state election or robocall law as of October 2026.

FCC, FEC and the federal preemption fight

How Kansas compares

19 other jurisdictions share Kansas's status (no law):

Alaska · Arkansas · Connecticut · District of Columbia · Georgia · Illinois · Iowa · Massachusetts · Missouri · Nebraska · New Jersey · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Virginia · West Virginia · Wyoming

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Frequently asked questions

Does Kansas regulate AI in political ads?

No. As of October 5, 2026, Kansas has no state law that specifically regulates artificial intelligence or deepfakes in political ads or election communications. Kansas has not enacted any law that bans or requires disclosure of AI-generated or deepfake content in political ads. Bills in 2024 (HB 2559, HB 2576, SB 375) would have created a crime of corrupt political advertising using generative AI and required manipulation disclosures, but all died, and no election deepfake bill advanced in the 2025 to 2026 biennium. Ballotpedia (as of September 3, 2026) lists Kansas deepfake laws only for sexual content, and Kansas commentators in June and October 2026 noted the state still has no political deepfake law.

Can a campaign use an AI voice for robocalls in Kansas?

Kansas has no AI-specific calling law and no state robocall restriction that reaches political calls. The Kansas telemarketing statute (K.S.A. 50-670), including its rules for automatic dialing-announcing devices and caller ID, applies only to consumer telephone calls made to solicit a sale, credit, or sales leads, so campaign, advocacy, and polling calls fall outside it. Political AI and prerecorded calls into Kansas are governed by the federal TCPA and FCC rules (AI-generated voices are artificial voices requiring prior express consent for cell phones). Separately, using an AI voice to pose as an election official could violate K.S.A. 25-2438. Under federal law, the FCC ruled in February 2024 that AI-generated voices are "artificial" voices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, so prerecorded or AI voice calls to cell phones need prior express consent, and every such call must identify the caller at the start.

Does Kansas have other AI election laws beyond political ads?

Yes. Senate Substitute for HB 2056 (2025), False representation of an election official: It is a crime to falsely represent yourself as an election official with intent to cause a person to believe you are one, including by using the official seal or insignia of the Secretary of State or a county election office in any communication with voters. Not AI-specific, but it reaches AI-generated calls, texts, or videos that impersonate election officials.

How many political AI laws does Kansas have?

This tracker counts 1 Kansas AI law touching politics and elections as of October 5, 2026: 1 on voting and election officials.

Are there pending AI election bills in Kansas?

HB 2559 (2024) (Crime of corrupt political advertising: regulate generative AI, require disclosure that an image or speech was manipulated, criminalize false representations of candidates or state officials in campaign media; liability on advertiser not broadcaster or platform): Reported from House Committee on Elections; died at end of 2023 to 2024 biennium. SB 375 (2024) (Prohibiting generative AI to create false representations of candidates in election campaign media or of state officials): Died in committee (2023 to 2024 biennium). HB 2576 (2024) (Related 2024 AI political advertising bill): Died (Public Citizen lists as failed May 2024).

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Verified October 5, 2026 against official legislature and statute pages. This page summarizes Kansas law for campaigns and is not legal advice.