The Florida Senate

CS/CS/HB 1159: Sexual Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Jacques ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baker ; Daniels ; Gossett-Seidman ; López, J. ; Mooney ; Nix ; Steele ; Weinberger ; Yarkosky

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.

• Bill History
• Related Bills (3)
• Bill Text (3)
• Amendments (1)
• Analyses (3)
• Vote History (1)
• Citations (23)

Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2026	House	• Filed
1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2/3/2026	House	• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2/5/2026	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)
2/6/2026	House	• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
2/10/2026	House	• Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
2/12/2026	House	• Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
2/24/2026	House	• PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/26/2026	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)
3/3/2026	House	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
3/3/2026	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 245 (c1)	Child Pornography Terminology	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/5/2026 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
S 398 (c1)	Child Pornography Terminology	Leek	Compare	Last Action: 1/13/2026 S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
S 1750 (c1)	Sexual Offenses	Martin	Compare	Last Action: 3/4/2026 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/26

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 1159 Filed	1/7/2026 2:37 PM	PDF
H 1159 c1	2/5/2026 4:49 PM	PDF
H 1159 c2	2/26/2026 2:20 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 1159 Filed

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
140239 - Amendment Remove lines 52-485 and insert:	Jacques	2/4/2026 4:21 PM	Adopted 2/5/2026	PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 1159	Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	2/5/2026 5:04 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 1159	Justice Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	2/12/2026 9:01 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 1159	Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)	2/26/2026 2:38 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

No Committee Vote History Available

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 1159 c2	3/3/2026 2:50 PM	House	105 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (23)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.0138	Criminal history and other records checks; limit on placement of a child.	Page 3 (pdf)
92.56	Judicial proceedings and court records involving sexual offenses and human trafficking.	Page 3 (pdf)
92.561	Prohibition on reproduction of child pornography.	Page 4 (pdf)
435.07	Exemptions from disqualification.	Page 5 (pdf)
456.074	Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license.	Page 8 (pdf)
775.0847	Possession or promotion of certain images of child pornography; reclassification.	Page 9 (pdf)
794.0116	Sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses.	Page 10 (pdf)
827.071	Sexual performance by a child; child pornography; penalties.	Page 11 (pdf)
827.072	Generated child pornography.	Page 15 (pdf)
828.126	Sexual activities involving animals.	Page 17 (pdf)
836.13	Altered sexual depictions; prohibited acts; penalties; applicability.	Page 19 (pdf)
836.14	Theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually explicit image.	Page 20 (pdf)
847.001	Definitions.	Page 20 (pdf)
847.002	Child pornography prosecutions.	Page 21 (pdf)
847.011	Prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials; penalty.	Page 22 (pdf)
847.01357	Exploited children’s civil remedy.	Page 30 (pdf)
847.0137	Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties.	Page 31 (pdf)
847.0139	Immunity from civil liability for reporting child pornography, transmission of child pornography, or any image, information, or data harmful to minors to a minor in this state.	Page 35 (pdf)
903.011	Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule.	Page 35 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 37 (pdf)
948.06	Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision.	Page 83 (pdf)
960.03	Definitions; ss. 960.01-960.28.	Page 85 (pdf)
960.197	Assistance to victims of online sexual exploitation and child pornography.	Page 86 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.