Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 442 — 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

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

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

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies the crime of exposing another to a communicable disease by including lawful sexual acts and increases the penalties for the offense.

  • K.S.A. 21-5424

    engage in sexual intercourse or sodomy with another individual → Engage in sexual intercourse or sodomy with another individual with the intent to expose that individual to that life threatening communicable disease, regardless of whether such sexual intercourse or sodomy is otherwise lawful or unlawful

    It expands the crime to include both lawful and unlawful sexual acts.

  • K.S.A. 21-5424

    a severity level 7, person felony → a severity level 4, person felony

    It increases the penalty for violating this law from severity level 7 to severity level 4.

  • This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.

    It establishes the effective date for the new law.

Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 442?
SB 442 is sponsored by Dinah Sykes (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 442?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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