FloridaSexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
What it does
Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revises residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after specified date; provides applicability; revises distance required for specified offender to commit specified offense of loitering or prowling; prohibits such offender from knowingly contacting, communicating with, or approaching with intent to contact or communicate with certain children at certain locations; provides exception; requires such offender to provide notice to school or child care facility; authorizes warrantless arrest of person if law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that such person has committed specified offenses; revises requirements for search of sexual predator or sexual offender registration information by state agency or governmental subdivision before appointing or employing person to work at specified locations; revises special conditions for certain sexual offenders subject to conditional release supervision for offenses committed on or after specified date; revises conditions of probation or community control for certain sexual offenders for offenses committed on or after specified date.
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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
- Mar 11Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 212 (Ch. 2026-17)Latest
- Feb 25Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 25Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 241st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Amendment(s) (Judiciary Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24CS FiledMinor
- Feb 24Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 24Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Feb 24Favorable with CS by Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Feb 20PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- 2025
- Nov 7Now in Judiciary Committee
- Nov 7Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Nov 6CS FiledMinor
- Nov 6Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Nov 6Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Nov 5Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Oct 29Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- Oct 7Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Oct 7Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Oct 7Referred to Health Professions & Programs SubcommitteeMinor
- Oct 7Referred to Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Sep 25FiledIntroduced