• Introduced
    Jan 07, 2026
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 1159
Florida House Bill
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Sexual Offenses; Replaces term "child pornography" with term "child sexual abuse material"; revises criterion 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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House • Feb 26, 2026: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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  • 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