Kansas SB442: 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

What the bill says

An act concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to exposing another to a communicable disease; modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy; increasing the penalties for such crime; amending K.S.A. 21-5424 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:

AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to exposing another to a communicable disease; modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy; increasing the penalties for such crime; amending K.S.A. 21-5424 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 21-5424 is hereby amended to read as follows: 215424. (a) It is unlawful for an individual, who knows oneself to be infected with a life threatening communicable disease, to: (1) Engage in sexual intercourse or sodomy with another individual with the intent to expose that individual to that life threatening communicable disease, regardless of whether such sexual intercourse or sodomy is otherwise lawful or unlawful; (2) sell or donate one's own blood, blood products, semen, tissue, organs or other body fluids with the intent to expose the recipient to a life threatening communicable disease; or (3) share with another individual a hypodermic needle, syringe, or both, for the introduction of drugs or any other substance into, or for the withdrawal of blood or body fluids from, the other individual's body with the intent to expose another person to a life threatening communicable disease. (b) Violation of this section is a severity level 7 4, person felony. (c) As used in …

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Sponsors

• Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 3, 2026: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
3. February 2, 2026: Introduced

Common questions

What is SB442?

SB442 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): 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.

What does SB442 do?

In its own words: An act concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to exposing another to a communicable disease; modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy; increasing the penalties for such crime; amending K.S.A. 21-5424 and repealing the existing section.

What is the status of SB442?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SB442?

Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I).

Where is the official record for SB442?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb442/