HB 1159: Sexual Offenses
GENERAL BILL by Jacques
Sexual Offenses ; Provides for reclassification of child pornography offense if offender possesses a certain number of files of any child pornography; provides for reclassification of child pornography offense if offender possesses at least one file containing prepubescent child; removes provision relating to reclassification of certain offense; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain reclassified offenses; revises mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses; prohibits person from employing, authorizing, or inducing child younger than 12 years of age to engage in sexual performance; increases penalty for knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing certain materials that include child pornography; increases penalty for intentionally creating generated child pornography; revises punishments for certain sexual activities involving animals; requires certain court order to be effective for certain number of years; provides that prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials does not apply to certain persons; prohibits a person from knowingly granting another person access to child pornography or generated child pornography in certain manner; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses; ranks offenses on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1159, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2026 at 2:37 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1750 Criminal Sexual Conduct Martin Similar Last Action: 1/9/2026 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.0847 Possession or promotion of certain images of child pornography; reclassification. Page 2 (pdf) 794.0116 Sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses. Page 4 (pdf) 827.071 Sexual performance by a child; child pornography; penalties. Page 5 (pdf) 827.072 Generated child pornography. Page 7 (pdf) 828.126 Sexual activities involving animals. Page 8 (pdf) 847.011 Prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials; penalty. Page 10 (pdf) 847.0137 Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties. Page 18 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 21 (pdf)