Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy, prohibiting 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, prohibiting dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person, requiring affidavits or sworn testimony in support of probable cause to be made available to law enforcement, requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement officer, requiring that certain prior convictions be considered when bond is being set for certain sex offenses and specifying minimum requirements and conditions for such bond; relating to appearance bonds, requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties, allowing bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and requiring remission in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required.

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2025
   1. Apr 11Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025To Governor
   2. Apr 11Approved by Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday, April 24, 2025Became Law
   3. Apr 10Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
      • Vote recorded Adopt CCR. Result: pass.Upper
   4. Apr 10Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
   5. Mar 27Conference committee report now available
      • Vote recorded Conference Committee Report was adopted. Result: pass.Lower
   6. Mar 27Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
   7. Mar 24Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
   8. Mar 24Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
   9. Mar 20Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedMajor
      • Vote recorded Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended. Result: pass.Lower
   10. Mar 20Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedMajor
   11. Mar 20Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
   12. Mar 20Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 100, Nay 18, Absent 7Major
   13. Mar 19Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   14. Feb 20Received and IntroducedMinor
   15. Feb 20Referred to House Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   16. Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Be passedPassed House
       • Vote recorded Emergency Final Action. Result: pass.Upper
   17. Feb 19Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0Passed Senate
   18. Feb 17Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   19. Feb 17Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
   20. Feb 5Referred to Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   21. Feb 4IntroducedIntroduced