CS/CS/SB 212: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; McClain
Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revising residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses; prohibiting persons convicted of certain sexual offenses from visiting or otherwise being on the premises of specified locations; requiring a sexual offender or sexual predator to notify a school or child care facility of his or her conviction of specific offenses and that he or she intends to be present at the school or child care facility under certain circumstances; authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person was on the premises of specified prohibited locations after he or she was previously convicted of committing specified sexual offenses against a victim younger than 16 years of age, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/17/2026 Senate - CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/17/2026 Senate - CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/16/2025 Senate • Filed
11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
1/21/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/22/2026 Senate • Now in Judiciary
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/17/2026 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
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CS/CS/SB 212, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:08 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 45 (c1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 275394 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Rules
(McClain)2/17/2026
9:25 AM
(Late Filed)Replaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/17/2026 12:00 PM Rules 19 Yeas - 5 Nays Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 775.216 Page 5 (pdf) 856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty. Page 7 (pdf) 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. Page 8 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 8 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 9 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 11 (pdf) -
CS/SB 212, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/21/2026 at 11:58 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 45 (c1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 764964 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(McClain)2/9/2026
11:31 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/10/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 775.216 Page 5 (pdf) 856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty. Page 6 (pdf) 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. Page 7 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 8 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 9 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 11 (pdf) -
SB 212, Original Filed Version Posted 10/16/2025 at 8:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 45 (c1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 261670 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(McClain)1/16/2026
3:21 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/20/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 514.011 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 3 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 5 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 12 (pdf)