Bill > H1159

Introduced Session

An act relating to sexual offenses; amending ss. 39.0138, 92.56, 92.561, 435.07, 456.074, 836.13, 836.14, 847.001, 847.002, 847.01357, 847.0139, 903.011, 948.06, 960.03, and 960.197, F.S.; replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; amending s. 775.0847, F.S.; replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; revising critera related to the reclassification of specified offenses; amending s. 794.0116, F.S.; revising mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; amending s. 827.071, F.S.; replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; increasing the penalty for employing, authorizing, or inducing a child of a specified age to engage in a sexual performance; prohibiting a person from employing, authorizing, or inducing a child younger than 12 years of age to engage in a sexual performance; providing penalties; requiring mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; increasing the penalty for knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing certain materials that include hb1159 -02-erLegislature child sexual abuse material; providing applicability of specified mandatory minimum sentences; amending s. 827.072, F.S.; replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; providing definitions; increasing the penalty for intentionally creating generated child sexual abuse material; prohibiting a person from transmitting child sexual abuse material to another person; providing penalties; amending s. 828.126, F.S.; revising punishments for certain sexual activities involving animals; requiring a certain court order to be effective for a certain number of years; amending s. 847.011, F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for possessing a child-like sex doll; providing that a prosecution for certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials does not prohibit a person from being prosecuted for other specified offenses; amending s. 847.0137, F.S.; replacing the terms "pornography" and "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; providing definitions; requiring mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; specifying applicability; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; replacing the terms "pornography" and "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; ranking offenses on the hb1159 -02-erLegislature offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; providing an effective date.

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Berny Jacques (R)*,  Jessica Baker (R),  Kimberly Daniels (D),  Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R),  Johanna López (D),  Jim Mooney (R),  Danny Nix (R),  Kevin Steele (R),  Meg Weinberger (R),  Taylor Yarkosky (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Chapter No. 2026-20 (on 04/01/2026)

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