Committee introduces three bills including AI chatbot measure and geoengineering ban

The Senate Federal and State Affairs committee opened its session with the introduction of three bills, all accepted for introduction without objection.

Senator Starnes and others moved three measures: 26RS2510, introduced on behalf of the Kansas State Fire Marshal to adjust membership of a fire service training committee; 2026RS2856, introduced by the Attorney General's office and described as a bill concerning artificial-intelligence-powered chatbots; and 26 52, titled the Clean Air Preservation Act, which would prohibit solar radiation modification, geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric experiments. The chairman asked whether there were any questions or objections and, when none were raised, the measures were introduced to the committee record.

Why it matters: Each introduction places the measure on the committee's radar and enables future hearings and amendments. The AI-chatbot bill comes from the AG's office and may raise technical and regulatory questions as it advances. The Clean Air Preservation Act signals growing legislative attention to geoengineering and state-level limits on atmospheric interventions.

The committee then moved on to the day's budget hearings, with presentations from the Kansas Lottery and the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission scheduled next.