SB 442·KS·senate
Increasing the criminal penalties for exposing another to a communicable disease and modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy.
FailedFiled Feb 2, 2026
Sponsor: Dinah Sykes
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Died in Committee
Apr 10, 2026
Summary
The bill makes it illegal for anyone who knows they are infected with a serious communicable disease to have sex, share needles, or sell/donate blood or tissue with the intent to infect another person. Violations are classified as a level‑7 (person) felony. The measure failed and died in committee.
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