Kansas · 2025-2026

HB 2537

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.

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Kansas HB 2537 proposes increasing penalties for sexual extortion when the offender is 18 or older and the victim is under 18 or a dependent adult. The bill creates new crimes of aggravated sexual extortion causing great bodily harm and aggravated sexual extortion causing death. Additionally, it requires the attorney general to prepare and provide educational materials concerning these offenses.

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Roll-call votes on this bill

QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 upper pass 39 0 0 Mar 19, 2026 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 lower pass 122 0 1 Feb 18, 2026 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS