SB 454 — Enhancing the criminal penalty for committing certain crimes in the context of transnational repression and requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training.

As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2026 SENATE BILLNo.

(b) The(b)  The purpose of this section is to counter the threat and practice of transnational repression committed by foreign governments or foreign terrorist organizations against the citizens and residents of this state.

(c) As(c)(b) As used in this section:

§ 1189, as in effect on July 1, 2026.2026, except as otherwise provided by rules and regulations adopted by the fusion center oversight board pursuant to subsection (e).

(C) (i) a partnership, association, corporation, organization or other SB 454454—Am. 2 combination of persons:

by SC 2 (C) (i) a partnership, association, corporation, organization or other combination of persons:

(d) A(d)(c) A person commits a crime with the intent to commit transnational repression if such crime is:

(d) (1) Upon any occasion when an organization is designated as a foreign terrorist organization or has such designation revoked pursuant to 8 U.S.C.

§ 1189, the fusion center oversight board may adopt rules and regulations to reflect such designation or revocation of such designation but only after giving due consideration to the risks to state SB 454—Am.

by SC 3 and national security and the economic costs and benefits of such action.

(2) In no case shall the fusion center oversight board adopt any rule or regulation pursuant to this section that would designate an organization as a foreign terrorist organization that is not designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C.

§ 1189.

SB 454 3 (A) How to identify different tactics of transnational repression in physical and nonphysical forms;

21-6804 is hereby amended to read as follows:SB 454—Am.

by SC 4 follows:

SB 454454—Am. 4 SB 454 5 (b) Sentences expressed in the sentencing guidelines grid for nondrug crimes represent months of imprisonment.

by SC 5 SB 454—Am.

by SC 6 (b) Sentences expressed in the sentencing guidelines grid for nondrug crimes represent months of imprisonment.

21-5412(d), and amendments thereto, aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, which places the defendant's sentence in grid block 6-H or 6-I shall be presumed SB 454454—Am. 6 imprisonment.

by SC 7 imprisonment.

SB 454454—Am. 7 (3) Except as provided in subsection (j)(2)(B), the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person whose current convicted crime is a severity level 1 or 2 felony.

by SC 8 (3) Except as provided in subsection (j)(2)(B), the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person whose current convicted crime is a severity level 1 or 2 felony.

21-5803, and amendments thereto, when such property SB 454454—Am. 8 is a motor vehicle, and when such person being sentenced has any combination of two or more prior convictions of K.S.A.

by SC 9 is a motor vehicle, and when such person being sentenced has any combination of two or more prior convictions of K.S.A.

(p) (1) The sentence for a felony violation of theft of property as SB 454454—Am. 9 defined in K.S.A.

by SC 10 defined in K.S.A.

or SB 454454—Am. 10 (C) the nonprison sanction will serve community safety interests by promoting offender reformation.

by SC 11 (C) the nonprison sanction will serve community safety interests by promoting offender reformation.

(w) The sentence for aggravated criminal damage to property as SB 454454—Am. 11 defined in K.S.A.

by SC 12 defined in K.S.A.

21-6304, and amendments thereto, shall be presumptive SB 454454—Am. 12 imprisonment and shall be served consecutively to any other term or terms of imprisonment imposed if the trier of fact makes a finding beyond a reasonable doubt that:

by SC 13 imprisonment and shall be served consecutively to any other term or terms of imprisonment imposed if the trier of fact makes a finding beyond a reasonable doubt that:

SB 454454—Am. 13 (N) criminal discharge of a firearm, as defined in K.S.A.

by SC 14 (N) criminal discharge of a firearm, as defined in K.S.A.

and (B) (i) if such offense is classified in severity level 1, except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), imprisonment for life, and such offender shall not be eligible for probation or suspension, modification or reduction SB 454454—Am. 14 of sentence.

by SC 15 of sentence.

21-5408, 21-5409, 21-5411, 21-5412, 21-5413, 21-5414, 21-5415, 21-5426, 21-5427, 21- 5428, 21-5429, 21-5503, 21-5504, 21-5505, 21-5506, 21-5507, 24rs3254, 21-5508, 21-5509, 21-5510, 21-5515, 21-5601, 21-5602, 21-5604 or 21- 5605, and amendments thereto, offense or any attempt or conspiracy as defined in K.S.A.

21-5301 and 21-5302, and amendments thereto, to commit any such act offense with the intent to commit transnational repression as described in section 1(d), and amendments thereto, the sentence for such offense shall be:

4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its SB 454454—Am. 15 publication in the statute book.

by SC 16 publication in the statute book.