FL H0709

Bill

FL H0709

Internet Crimes Against Children Programs

Introduced
12/09/2025

In Committee
01/29/2026

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to Internet crimes against children programs; amending s. 943.0411, F.S.; defining terms; renaming the Online Sting Operations Grant Program created within the Department of Law Enforcement as the Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program; revising the purpose of the grant program; revising the authorized uses for grant program funds; creating s. 943.0421, F.S.; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; defining the term "task force"; creating the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program within the Department of Law Enforcement; specifying how program funds may be used; requiring specified percentage distribution of program moneys; authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill renames the existing Online Sting Operations Grant Program within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to the Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program and expands its purpose to combat online child exploitation, with funds usable for overtime pay, travel, training, and equipment. Additionally, it establishes a new Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program, also within the FDLE, to provide a dedicated funding source for task forces recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice that combat technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation; this program will allocate 80% of its funds equally among these task forces and 20% to the FDLE for its own efforts, with both programs aiming to protect children from online predators and exploitation.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (6)

Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (R)*, Erika Booth (R), Kimberly Daniels (D), J.J. Grow (R), Johanna López (D), Bill Partington (R),

Other Sponsors (1)

Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)

Last Action

Added to Second Reading Calendar (on 02/10/2026)

Official Document

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709

(1 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709
Analysis - Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/Analyses/h0709e.JDC.PDF
Analysis - Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/Analyses/h0709d.JDC.PDF
Analysis - Justice Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/Analyses/h0709c.JUB.PDF
Analysis - Justice Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/Analyses/h0709b.JUB.PDF
BillText	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/BillText/c1/PDF
Analysis - Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/Analyses/h0709a.CRM.PDF
	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/Amendment/690049/PDF
Analysis - Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/Analyses/h0709.CRM.PDF
BillText	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/BillText/Filed/PDF

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