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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 26, 2026: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
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Comments on HB 1159
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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

