# Kentucky SB 73: AN ACT relating to sexual extortion. Kentucky SB 73, AN ACT relating to sexual extortion., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Julie Raque Adams (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-12 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB73-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 73 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to sexual extortion. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-03-12, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9) - Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Corrections Impact, Local Mandate, Crimes and Punishments, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Education, Higher, Education, Vocational, State Agencies, Universities and Colleges - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Sexual extortion victims can recover damages: benefit, medium. Sexual extortion victims can sue in circuit court for actual losses, punitive damages, court costs, and reasonable lawyer fees. An estate representative can sue for a victim; a parent or legal guardian can sue for a minor. Cases can be filed where the violation happened or where the victim lives. E… - Schools give families sexual extortion warnings: benefit, low. Kentucky public schools, including public charter schools, must give annual written notice about the sexual extortion law. Students in grade 4 and above, plus parents or guardians of all students, must receive it. The deadline is within 10 days of each school year's first instructional day. By Augu… - Sexual extortion convictions trigger sex-offender classification: cost, low. Kentucky now counts felony sexual extortion as a sex crime. This brings people convicted of that felony into the state's sex-offender classification framework. The change applies only to felony sexual extortion convictions. - Sexual extortion offenders face felony penalties: cost, low. The law makes sexual extortion a felony. It covers threats involving violence, damage to property or reputation, or sharing sexual or nude images of the target. The threats must seek to force sexual conduct, sexual material, payment, or another action or failure to act. Intent to force that conduct… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Richardson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: D. Yates - Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Karen Berg (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robby Mills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-03-12: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9) - 2025-03-07: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-07: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-07: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-07: 3rd reading, passed 94-0 (House) - 2025-03-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-28: to Judiciary (H) (House) - 2025-02-13: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-13: received in House (House) - 2025-02-12: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: floor amendment (1) filed (Senate) - 2025-02-07: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-06: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-04: to Judiciary (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-10: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-10: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb73/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb73/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb73/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb73/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB73-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).