Kansas · 2025-2026
HB 2594
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.
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Kansas HB 2594 proposes modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail concerning the threatened dissemination of images, videos, or recordings of identifiable persons who are nude or engaged in sexual activity. The bill changes the legal connection to a breach of privacy and specifies the description of the content within such media.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 36 Nay: 4 | upper | — | 1671931 | pass | 35 | 4 | 0 | Mar 27, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1671931 LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | upper | — | 1666163 | pass | 39 | 0 | 0 | Mar 19, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1666163 LegiScan-ToS |
| House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | lower | — | 1636700 | pass | 122 | 0 | 1 | Feb 18, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1636700 LegiScan-ToS |