FloridaSexual Offenses
What it does
Sexual Offenses; Replaces term "child pornography" with term "child sexual abuse material"; revises criteria related to reclassification of specified offenses; revises mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; increases penalty for employing, authorizing, or inducing child of specified age to engage in sexual performance; prohibits person from employing, authorizing, or inducing child younger than 12 years of age to engage in sexual performance; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; increases penalty for knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing certain materials that include child sexual abuse material; provides applicability of specified mandatory minimum sentences; increases penalty for intentionally creating generated child sexual abuse material; prohibits person from transmitting child sexual abuse material to another person; revises punishments for certain sexual activities involving animals; requires certain court order to be effective for certain number of years; increases criminal penalties for possessing child-like sex doll; provides that prosecution for certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials does not prohibit person from prosecution for other specified offenses; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; ranks offenses on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 1Chapter No. 2026-20; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 245 (Ch. 2026-18)Latest
- Mar 31Approved by Governor Ron DeSantisBecame Law
- Mar 30Signed by Officers and presented to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 9Ordered enrolledMinor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9In Messages
- Mar 9CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Mar 9Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 9Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 9Substituted for CS/SB 1750
- Mar 9Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Mar 9Withdrawn from RulesMajor
- Mar 3ReceivedMinor
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Referred to RulesMinor
- Mar 3In Messages
- Mar 3CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0Passed House
- Mar 3Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 3Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 3Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 261st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Amendment(s) (Judiciary Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- Feb 26Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 26CS FiledMinor
- Feb 26Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 26Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Feb 26Favorable with CS by Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Feb 24PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Feb 12Now in Judiciary Committee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Justice Budget Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Feb 12Favorable by Justice Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 10Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
- Feb 6Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Feb 6Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Feb 6Referred to Justice Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 51st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5CS FiledMinor
- Feb 5Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 5Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Feb 5Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 3Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 15Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Jan 15Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Jan 15Referred to Justice Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 15Referred to Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Jan 7FiledIntroduced