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KS HB2537
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Attorney General must prepare educational materials on sexual extortion, collaborate with the state board of education and law enforcement to notify schools and the public, and file annual implementation reports beginning July 1, 2027
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Creates enhanced penalties when offenders are 18+ and victims are under 18 or dependent adults: severity level 6 felony for attempted sexual extortion (up from level 7) and severity level 3 felony for completed sexual extortion (up from level 4)
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Establishes new crime of aggravated sexual extortion causing great bodily harm as a severity level 3 person felony, requiring proof that the extortion was the proximate cause of the harm
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Establishes new crime of aggravated sexual extortion causing death as a severity level 1 person felony, with no defense allowed based on victim contribution to their own death
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Expands definition of "image, video or other recording" to include content created, altered, or modified by artificial intelligence or digital means to depict a person, regardless of whether that person was involved in creating the original content
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
3/17/2026