Kansas SB 394 (Age Verification)

BadLawKS SB 394Kansas, United StatesHigh threat
In force
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Became Law

Stage 4 of 4: Became Law

Kansas's adult-site age check, notable for a lower 25 percent content trigger and both state fines and private lawsuits.

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What it does

Kansas SB 394 makes any for-profit site verify Kansans are 18 before showing material harmful to minors when such material is 25 percent or more of the pages viewed in a month, a lower bar than the one-third most states use. The Attorney General can fine violators from $500 to $10,000 per violation, and parents and people whose data was kept can also sue.

What’s at stake

The 25 percent trigger pulls in more sites than the standard one-third line, so Kansas reaches further than its neighbors. Stacking Attorney General fines on top of private lawsuits gives operators two reasons to demand ID from every visitor.

Our take

Kansas combines a 25 percent content trigger with public and private enforcement. The first four private suits all ended on procedure: three were dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction over foreign site operators and one went to arbitration before being dropped, so no court has ruled on the mandate itself.

Timeline

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Sponsors

Senate Judiciary Committee, Rep. J.R. Claeys

Votes

  • Senate — Passed (40 to 0) · February 15, 2024
  • House — Passed (92 to 31) · March 26, 2024

Legal challenges

Q.R. v. ICF Technology, Titan Websites, Multi Media and Techpump (D. Kan.)

All four private suits under SB 394 are closed. The ICF Technology and Titan Websites cases were dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction on February 10, 2026, and the Techpump case on June 22, 2026. The Multi Media (Chaturbate) case was sent to arbitration February 10, 2026, and the plaintiff dropped it March 4, 2026. None ruled on the law.

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