Kansas · 2025-2026
HB 2347
Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500, creating the crime of unlawful use of a laser pointer and providing criminal penalties therefor, modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards, increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.
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Summary AI-generated
Kansas HB 2347 proposes changing culpability requirements for certain thefts and elevating theft of a motor vehicle valued at $500 or more to a felony. The bill creates the crime of unlawful use of a laser pointer, expands criminal use of a financial card to include gift cards, and increases penalties for buying sexual relations while removing related city ordinance provisions. Additionally, it mandates educational or treatment programs for specific offenders regarding commercial sexual exploitation, subject to attorney general approval.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 119 Nay: 4 | lower | pass | 117 | 4 | 2 | Jan 28, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | upper | pass | 38 | 0 | 1 | Jan 27, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | upper | pass | 37 | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2025 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | upper | pass | 36 | 0 | 1 | Mar 12, 2025 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 122 Nay: 1 | lower | pass | 120 | 0 | 1 | Feb 20, 2025 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |