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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
House • Apr 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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Summary
Comments on HB 2594
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 124
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 36
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Kellie Warren
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died on Calendar
- 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; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
- 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate 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, Absent 1
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bradley Barrett
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Bradley Barrett was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}HTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bradley Barrett (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bradley Barrett (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Fri, Mar 13, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Fri, Mar 13, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, KS Sheriffs Assoc;KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police;KS Peace Officers Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Tabitha Owen, KS Co & District Attorneys Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Joshua Steward, 18th Judicial Dist Attorney's Office;KS Co & District Attorneys Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Michelle McCormick, KS Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Todd Thompson, KS Co & District Attorneys Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Todd Thompson, County Attorney, Leavenworth Justice Center
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Tabitha Owen, Smith County Attorney
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Joshua Steward, Asst DA on behalf of Marc Bennett, DA, Eighteenth Judicial Dist & KCDAA
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, KS Sheriffs Assoc; KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police; Ks Peace Officer Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
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