Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

SB442 — Increasing the criminal penalties for exposing another to a communicable disease and modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy.

Last action — Died in Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to exposing another to a communicable disease; modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy; increasing the penalties for such crime; amending K.S.A. 21-5424 and repealing the existing section.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB442 do?
AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to exposing another to a communicable disease; modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy; increasing the penalties for such crime; amending K.S.A. 21-5424 and repealing the existing section.
Who sponsors SB442?
SB442 is sponsored by Dinah Sykes (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB442?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB442?
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