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IntroducedJan 29, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity by changing the connection to breach of privacy and describing the content of the image, video or other recording.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 27, 2026: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 4
Summary
Comments on HB 2594
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Steve Kearney on behalf of Kansas County and District Attorneys AssociationRequester
Votes
YES: 124
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 4
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Barrett
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Barrett was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Todd Thompson, County Attorney, Leavenworth Justice Center (HB2594 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Tabitha Owen, Smith County Attorney (HB2594 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Joshua Steward, Asst DA on behalf of Marc Bennett, DA, Eighteenth Judicial Dist & KCDAA (HB2594 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, KS Sheriffs Assoc; KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police; Ks Peace Officer Assoc (HB2594 Pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (HB2594 pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, KS Sheriffs Assoc;KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police;KS Peace Officers Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Tabitha Owen, KS Co & District Attorneys Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Joshua Steward, 18th Judicial Dist Attorney's Office;KS Co & District Attorneys Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Michelle McCormick, KS Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Todd Thompson, KS Co & District Attorneys Assoc (Proponent Written Only)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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