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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 03, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 09, 2026
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 09, 2026: Ordered enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1159
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judiciary Committeeprimary
- Criminal Justice Subcommitteeprimary

- Bakercosponsor
- Danielscosponsor
- Gossett-Seidmancosponsor
- López, J.cosponsor
- Mooneycosponsor
- Nixcosponsor
- Steelecosponsor
- Weinbergercosponsor
- Yarkoskycosponsor
Votes
YES: 105
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Nixon
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Ordered enrolled
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Rules
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Substituted for CS/SB 1750
- Read 2nd time
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Rules
- Received
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 07, 2026 | House
- Filed
