Increasing the criminal penalties for exposing another to a communicable disease and modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy.

HB 2608 (Kansas) amends state law to make it a felony to intentionally expose someone to a life-threatening communicable disease through sexual intercourse or sodomy, regardless of whether the sexual act is lawful or unlawful. The bill expands the existing crime to specifically include these acts as prohibited conduct, alongside selling blood or sharing needles with intent to expose others. Violating this law is now classified as a severity level 7 person felony, increasing penalties from previous classifications. The bill directly affects individuals infected with life-threatening diseases who knowingly engage in sexual activity with others while intending to transmit the disease.