Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2707: Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection from abuse act orders
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the protection from abuse act; modifying the definition of abuse to include certain acts or threats related to pets; specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection orders; amending K.S.A. 60-3102, 60-3106 and 60-3107 and repealing the existing sections.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT concerning the protection from abuse act; modifying the definition of abuse to include certain acts or threats related to pets; specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection orders; amending K.S.A. 60-3102, 60-3106 and 60-3107 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 60-3102 is hereby amended to read as follows: 603102. As used in the protection from abuse act: (a) "Abuse" means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between intimate partners or household members: (1) Intentionally attempting to cause bodily injury, or intentionally or recklessly causing bodily injury. (2) Intentionally placing, by physical threat, another person in fear of imminent bodily injury. (3) Intentionally or knowingly causing, attempting to cause or threatening to cause physical injury to a pet with the intent to control, punish, intimidate or distress another person. (4) Engaging in any sexual contact or attempted sexual contact with another person without consent or when such person is incapable of giving consent. (4)(5) Engaging in any of the following acts with a minor under years of age who is not the spouse of the or (B) any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the minor or the offender, done or submitted to with the …
Sponsors
- Melissa Oropeza (D) · primary sponsor
- John Alcala (D)
- Mike Amyx (D)
- Barbara Ballard (D)
- Boatman, Abi (D)
- Lauren Bohi (R)
- Wanda Brownlee Paige (D, 35)
- Sydney Carlin (D)
- John Carmichael (D)
- Ford Carr (D)
- Pam Curtis (D)
- Linda Featherston (D)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
- : Introduced
Subjects: Civil Procedure and Civil Actions
Common questions
- What is HB2707?
- HB2707 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection from abuse act orders.
- What does HB2707 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the protection from abuse act; modifying the definition of abuse to include certain acts or threats related to pets; specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection orders; amending K.S.A. 60-3102, 60-3106 and 60-3107 and repealing the existing sections.
- What is the status of HB2707?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2707?
- Melissa Oropeza (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2707?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2707/
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