Kansas HB2413: Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught

What the bill says

An act concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; providing for enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed with the intent to commit transnational repression; requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training; relating to theft; providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony; providing that theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony; relating to cruelty to animals…

From the enrolled text, April 9, 2026:

AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; providing for enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed with the intent to commit transnational repression; requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training; relating to theft; providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony; providing that theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony; relating to cruelty to animals; providing that certain portions of such crime do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught; allowing for the forfeiture of certain property used in the commission of theft of an implement of husbandry; amending K.S.A. 21-5801, 216412 and 22-4807a and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-6804 and repealing the existing sections. New Section 1. (a) The purpose of this section is to counter the threat and practice of transnational repression committed by foreign governments or foreign terrorist organizations against the citizens and residents of this state. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Agent" means a person directed or controlled by a foreign principal, including any person acting as a proxy for a person who is directed or controlled by a foreign principal. (2) "Foreign adversary" means the following: …