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KS SB454
Bill
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Craig Bowser
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AI Summary
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Defines "transnational repression" as actions by agents of foreign governments or terrorist organizations intended to harass, intimidate, coerce, or retaliate against individuals to influence their behavior, including through physical contact, threats, electronic targeting, financial coercion, or collective punishment of family members abroad
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Designates six "foreign adversaries": People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela, plus organizations designated as foreign terrorist organizations under federal law; explicitly excludes Taiwan
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Enhances criminal penalties for offenses committed with intent to commit transnational repression by elevating the severity level by one level (or imposing life imprisonment with 25-year minimum for severity level 1 offenses)
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Requires the Kansas Bureau of Investigation director to develop transnational repression recognition and response training for law enforcement by July 1, 2027, including a public reporting website available in multiple languages and annual reporting on complaints received
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Mandates the University of Kansas and Kansas State University to include transnational repression information in campus disciplinary policies and establish university liaisons to receive direct complaints
Legislative Description
Enacting the crush transnational repression in Kansas act to enhance the criminal penalty for committing certain crimes in the context of transnational repression and to require the development of transnational repression recognition and response training.
Last Action
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
3/11/2026