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KS HB 2537

enacted

Increasing the penalties for the crime of sexual extortion when an offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less than 18 years of age or a dependent adult, creating the crimes of aggravated sexual extortion causing great bodily harm and aggravated sexual extortion causing death and requiring the attorney general to prepare and provide educational materials and information concerning such crimes.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciaryprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-09

    Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-26

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026

  3. 2026-03-19

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0

    passage

  4. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  5. 2026-03-17

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-24

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  8. 2026-02-19

    Engrossed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

  9. 2026-02-18

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1

    passage

  10. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  11. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Jill Ward was adopted

    passage

  12. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Jill Ward

  13. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  14. 2026-02-16

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-01-23

    Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-23

    Introduced

    introduction

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