KY SB73 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-3)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-13 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony; provide for enhancements to penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for sexual extortion; amend KRS 17.500 to include sexual extortion in the definition of "sex crime"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require superintendents of local school districts to notify students in grades four and above and parents and guardians of all students of the crime of sexual extortion; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require local school boards to display posters in schools with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims; amend KRS 164.2518 to require postsecondary institutions to display posters with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims in residential facilities and buildings containing instructional spaces, student services, or academic support services.

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Title

AN ACT relating to sexual extortion.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/sfa1 RSN# 3352 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-13Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2025-02-13Housereceived in House
2025-02-12Senate3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
2025-02-11Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 12, 2025
2025-02-11Senatefloor amendment (1) filed
2025-02-07Senate2nd reading, to Rules
2025-02-06Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2025-02-04Senateto Judiciary (S)
2025-01-10Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
2025-01-10Senateintroduced in Senate

Subjects


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Bill Comments

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