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State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Kansas

Kansas Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

1 law tracked · overall: Pending · current as of June 28, 2026

Kansas has one tracked children's privacy law — each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Kansas in the tracker map.

Kansas Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (SB 499) · SB 499

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Design code · binds operators

Ages: Covered minors under 18 (a consumer the business knows, or has objective circumstances to believe, is under 18)

Requires: Would have required covered businesses (entities doing business in Kansas, earning most revenue from online services, whose products are reasonably likely to be accessed by a minor) to set covered minors' privacy settings to the highest level by default, and to not collect, sell, share, or retain a minor's personal data beyond what is necessary for a service the minor is actively and knowingly engaged with. It barred using a minor's personal data to recommend/prioritize media (algorithmic feeds) absent the minor's express request, and required businesses to assess and mitigate design features that risk encouraging compulsive use in minor users.

Litigation: Introduced Feb 9, 2026 (S. Federal & State Affairs Committee); not enacted as of 2026-06-28.

Primary source

Also on the books (out of scope): SB 394 (2023-2024 Session) / Chapter 28, 2024 Session Laws of Kansas — Age Verification for Certain Websites: adult-content age-verification law; effective July 1, 2024, in force. — out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.

Federal · COPPAapplies here too

Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.

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How Kansas compares

Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.