# Kansas HB 2413: Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught. Kansas HB 2413, Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Engrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2413-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2413 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Engrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026 - Sponsors: Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (646 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Campus reporting for foreign-directed repression: benefit, low. The University of Kansas and Kansas State University must include transnational repression information in campus disciplinary policies. Each school must provide a designated liaison who receives direct complaints. This gives affected campus community members a university reporting route. - Limited cruelty exemption for feral-cat care: benefit, low. People who catch feral cats for vaccination, spaying, or neutering are exempt from specified abandonment and failure-to-provide-care rules. The cat must meet the legal definition of a feral cat. The person must return it to the same location where it was caught. This is not a blanket exemption from… - More help reporting foreign-directed repression: benefit, low. By July 1, 2027, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation must develop or adopt training on recognizing and responding to transnational repression. Training must cover physical threats, digital surveillance, foreign principals, response practices, and targeted communities, with regular updates. The burea… - Higher penalties for farm property theft: cost, low. Stealing cattle, horses, or farm equipment that meets the legal definition is a severity level 5, nonperson felony. This classification applies regardless of the property’s value. Stealing at least 400 bushels of qualifying grain or 20,000 pounds of qualifying hay is a severity level 6, nonperson f… - Tougher sentences for foreign-directed repression: cost, low. The law raises penalties for crimes committed with intent to carry out foreign-directed repression. An agent must knowingly act for, at the direction of, or under the influence of a foreign principal or terrorist organization. Covered purposes include forcing someone to serve that principal or orga… - Farm theft forfeiture expands and narrows: mixed, low. The law extends livestock-theft forfeiture rules to theft of legally defined farm equipment, effective upon publication in the statute book. Covered property includes theft proceeds, personal property bought with proceeds, vehicles used to transport stolen property, and related records. The rules i… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), House - Sponsor: Megan Steele (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 120 Nay: 3 | pass | 120 | 3 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 120 | 3 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-09: Engrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-17: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House) - 2026-03-17: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Final Action - Passed; Yea 120, Nay 3, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-01-28: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-01-23: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-20: Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled for Introduction on Thursday, December 11, 2025 (House) - 2026-01-12: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2413_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2413/hb2413_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2413/hb2413_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2413_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2413/hb2413_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2413/hb2413_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2413-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).