Increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.

SB 71 increases criminal penalties for individuals convicted of buying sexual relations (soliciting sex) and requires certain offenders to complete approved educational or treatment programs focused on commercial sexual exploitation. The bill directs the Kansas Attorney General, in consultation with the Judicial Administration, to approve these programs by July 2026 and establish rules for their operation. It removes existing city ordinance provisions prohibiting the purchase of sex and changes how fines from such violations are handled, directing half of fines related to this offense to the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Fund. The bill amends several Kansas statutes to implement these changes, focusing on strengthening penalties and treatment requirements for buyers of sexual services.