CS/CS/HB 45: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Plakon ; Bankson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baker ; Barnaby ; Basabe ; Benarroch ; Black ; Buchanan ; Chamberlin ; Gossett-Seidman ; Jacques ; Kendall ; Porras ; Steele ; Tramont ; Weinberger
Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revises residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after specified date; provides applicability; revises distance required for specified offender to commit specified offense of loitering or prowling; prohibits such offender from knowingly contacting, communicating with, or approaching with intent to contact or communicate with certain children at certain locations; provides exception; requires such offender to provide notice to school or child care facility; authorizes warrantless arrest of person if law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that such person has committed specified offenses; revises requirements for search of sexual predator or sexual offender registration information by state agency or governmental subdivision before appointing or employing person to work at specified locations; revises special conditions for certain sexual offenders subject to conditional release supervision for offenses committed on or after specified date; revises conditions of probation or community control for certain sexual offenders for offenses committed on or after specified date.
Last Action: 3/11/2026 House - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 212
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/25/2025 House • Filed
10/7/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
10/29/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
11/5/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
11/6/2025 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
11/7/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/20/2026 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/24/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/25/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/11/2026 House • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 212
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CS/CS/HB 45, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2026 at 1:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 212 (e1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators McClain Similar Last Action: 3/11/2026 H CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 9 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty. Page 5 (pdf) 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. Page 9 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 10 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 11 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 13 (pdf) -
CS/HB 45, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 11/6/2025 at 12:28 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 212 (c3) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators McClain Similar Last Action: 3/11/2026 H CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 9
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 3 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 4 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 5 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 13 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 13 (pdf) -
HB 45, Original Filed Version Posted 9/25/2025 at 3:54 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 11/6/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 212 Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators McClain Identical Last Action: 3/11/2026 H CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 9
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 439963 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Plakon 11/3/2025
3:14 PMAdopted
11/5/2025PDF 
292141 - Amendment to Amendment (439963)
Remove lines 16-155 of the amendment and insert:Bartleman 11/5/2025
11:13 AMFailed to Adopt
11/5/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 514.011 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 3 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 4 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 5 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 13 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 13 (pdf)