The bill amends K.S.A. 21-5424 to modify the crime of exposing another individual to a life-threatening communicable disease. It expands the definition of the crime to include engaging in sexual intercourse or sodomy, regardless of whether such acts are lawful or unlawful, with the intent to expose another person to the disease. Additionally, the bill increases the penalties for this crime, changing the severity level from 7 to 4, person felony.

Furthermore, the bill includes provisions that define "sexual intercourse" and "sodomy" in a specific manner, clarifying that penetration by any object other than the male sex organ is excluded from these definitions. The existing section of K.S.A. 21-5424 is repealed, and the new legal language will take effect upon publication in the statute book.

Statutes affected:
As introduced: 21-5424