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Introduced
10/16/2025
10/16/2025
In Committee
11/03/2025
11/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to sexual offenders and sexual predators; amending s. 775.215, F.S.; defining the term “public swimming pool”; revising residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after a specified date; providing penalties; providing applicability; amending s. 856.022, F.S.; revising the prohibition of specified offenders from coming within a specified distance of a place where children congregate; prohibiting certain persons from contacting, communicating with, or knowingly approaching with the intent to contact or communicate with certain persons at certain locations; providing an exception; requiring a person who has been convicted of specified offenses to provide notice to a school or child care facility under certain circumstances; defining terms; amending s. 901.15, F.S.; authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person committed specified offenses; amending s. 943.04351, F.S.; revising requirements for state agencies or governmental subdivisions to search before appointing or employing a person to work at specified locations; amending s. 947.1405, F.S.; revising special conditions for certain sexual offenders subject to conditional release supervision for offenses committed on or after a specified date; amending s. 948.30, F.S.; revising conditions of probation or community control for certain sexual offenders for offenses committed on or after a specified date; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill expands residency restrictions and prohibitions for individuals convicted of certain sex offenses, particularly those involving victims under 16 years of age, and introduces new regulations for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026. It defines "public swimming pool" to include a wide range of facilities accessible to the public, and establishes a 1,000-foot residency restriction around schools, child care facilities, parks, playgrounds, and these public swimming pools for individuals convicted of specified offenses. The bill also revises existing laws to prohibit certain sex offenders from contacting, communicating with, or knowingly approaching individuals under 18 at parks, playgrounds, or public swimming pools, and requires notification to schools or child care facilities under specific circumstances. Furthermore, it authorizes warrantless arrests for violations of these new contact and presence prohibitions and mandates searches of sexual offender registries before employing individuals at locations where children regularly congregate, including public swimming pools and child care facilities. Finally, it amends provisions related to conditional release, probation, and community control to include these new restrictions for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (3)
Criminal Justice (Senate), Judiciary (Senate), Rules (Senate)
Last Action
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (on 02/19/2026)
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