Kentucky 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 73 — AN ACT relating to sexual extortion.

Last action — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on March 12, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony; provide for enhancements to penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for sexual extortion; amend KRS 17.500 to include sexual extortion in the definition of "sex crime"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require superintendents of local school districts to notify students in grades four and above and parents and guardians of all students of the crime of sexual extortion; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require local school boards to display posters in schools with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims; amend KRS 164.2518 to require postsecondary institutions to display posters with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims in residential facilities and buildings containing instructional spaces, student services, or academic support services.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

208 added · 274 removed

208 line(s) added, 274 removed.

→
Previous
Latest
UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA AN ACT relating to sexual extortion.
CHAPTER 9 1 CHAPTER 9 ( SB 73 ) AN ACT relating to sexual extortion.
3 Provide the payment of money, property, services, or any other thing of value to the perpetrator;
3.
Provide the payment of money, property, services, or any other thing of value to the perpetrator;
Page 1 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA 4.
4.
(3) If the victim attempts suicide resulting in serious physical injury or dies by suicide within ninety (90) days of the commission of the offense as a proximate result of the trauma the victim experienced during or following the commission of the offense, the person may be prosecuted for homicide under KRS Chapter 507 or assault under KRS Chapter 508.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (3) If the victim attempts suicide resulting in serious physical injury or dies by suicide within ninety (90) days of the commission of the offense as a proximate result of the trauma the victim experienced during or following the commission of the offense, the person may be prosecuted for homicide under KRS Chapter or assault under KRS Chapter 508.
(b) Disclosures made in the public interest, including the reporting of unlawful Page 2 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA conduct, or lawful and common practices of law enforcement, criminal reporting, corrections, legal proceedings, or medical treatment;
(b) Disclosures made in the public interest, including the reporting of unlawful conduct, or lawful and common practices of law enforcement, criminal reporting, corrections, legal proceedings, or medical treatment;
Page 3 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA 2.
2.
(2) "Cabinet" means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet;
CHAPTER 9 3 (2) "Cabinet" means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet;
Human trafficking involving commercial sexual activity, as set forth in Page 4 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA KRS 529.100;
Human trafficking involving commercial sexual activity, as set forth in KRS 529.100;
(4) "Law enforcement agency" means any lawfully organized investigative agency, sheriff's office, police unit, or police force of federal, state, county, urban-county government, charter county, city, consolidated local government, or a combination Page 5 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA of these, responsible for the detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal federal or state laws;
(4) "Law enforcement agency" means any lawfully organized investigative agency, sheriff's office, police unit, or police force of federal, state, county, urban-county government, charter county, city, consolidated local government, or a combination of these, responsible for the detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal federal or state laws;
(7) "Residence" means any place where a person sleeps.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (7) "Residence" means any place where a person sleeps.
Page 6 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA (b) A felony attempt to commit a felony offense specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection;
(b) A felony attempt to commit a felony offense specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection;
(1) The superintendent of each local school district shall require the principal of each school within the district to provide written notice of the provisions of Page 7 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA Section 1 of this Act to students in grades four (4) and above in an age- appropriate manner and to parents or guardians of all students within ten (10) days of the first instructional day of each school year.
(1) The superintendent of each local school district shall require the principal of each school within the district to provide written notice of the provisions of Section 1 of this Act to students in grades four (4) and above in an age-appropriate manner and to parents or guardians of all students within ten (10) days of the first instructional day of each school year.
(3) By July 15, 2025, the department shall publish recommendations for information Page 8 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA to be included consistent with subsection (1) of this section.
(3) By July 15, 2025, the department shall publish recommendations for information to be included consistent with subsection (1) of this section.
Section 6.
CHAPTER 9 5 Section 6.
and (e) The Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a Quick Response (QR) code, or similar resource to identify the website address for informational and support resources regarding sexual extortion provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children or any federally funded Page 9 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS SB 73/GA successor entity.
and (e) The Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a Quick Response (QR) code, or similar resource to identify the website address for informational and support resources regarding sexual extortion provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children or any federally funded successor entity.
Page 10 of 10 SB007310.100 - 986 - XXXX 2/12/2025 2:59 PM GA
Signed by Governor March 12, 2025.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (3)

Action History

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)

  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  4. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  5. received in Senate

  6. 3rd reading, passed 94-0

  7. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025

  8. 2nd reading, to Rules

  9. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  10. to Judiciary (H)

  11. to Committee on Committees (H)

  12. received in House

  13. 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

  14. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 12, 2025

  15. floor amendment (1) filed

  16. 2nd reading, to Rules

  17. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  18. to Judiciary (S)

  19. to Committee on Committees (S)

  20. introduced in Senate

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 138 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Final Passage

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 18002
Republican 70004
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 94006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Stevenson P — Yea
Huff T — Yea
Bratcher S. — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Lewis D — Yea
Lewis S — Yea
Adam Moore Democrat Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Not Voting
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
Erika Hancock Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Yea
Joshua Watkins Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Yea
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Not Voting
Matthew Lehman Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Reginald L. Thomas Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Not Voting
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Not Voting
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
Gex Williams Republican Yea
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael J. Nemes Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Stephen Meredith Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Not Voting
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

PASS SB 73 W/ sfa1

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4000
Republican 32000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
ChambersArmstrong — Yea
Yates — Yea
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Yea
Karen Berg Democrat Yea
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Yea
Reginald L. Thomas Democrat Yea
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Craig Richardson Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Gex Williams Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matt Nunn Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael J. Nemes Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Scott Madon Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen Meredith Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety education
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 73 do?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony; provide for enhancements to penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for sexual extortion; amend KRS 17.500 to include sexual extortion in the definition of "sex crime"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require superintendents of local school districts to notify students in grades four and above and parents and guardians of all students of the crime of sexual extortion; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require local school boards to display posters in schools with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims; amend KRS 164.2518 to require postsecondary institutions to display posters with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims in residential facilities and buildings containing instructional spaces, student services, or academic support services.
What is the current status of SB 73?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 73?
Track SB 73 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 73

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 73

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →