Kansas · 2025-2026
HB 2413
Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.
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Summary AI-generated
Kansas HB 2413 enhances criminal penalties for offenses committed with intent to commit transnational repression and mandates related training. The bill classifies theft of livestock or husbandry implements as a severity level 5 nonperson felony and theft of grain or hay as a severity level 6 nonperson felony. Additionally, it exempts individuals who catch, vaccinate, spay or neuter, and return feral cats from certain animal cruelty provisions.
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Sponsors
- Kevin Schwertfeger Republican lead
- Megan Steele Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | upper | pass | 39 | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | lower | pass | 123 | 0 | 1 | Mar 27, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | upper | pass | 38 | 0 | 1 | Mar 13, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Final Action - Passed - Yea: 120 Nay: 3 | lower | pass | 118 | 3 | 2 | Jan 28, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |