Florida · House Bill 895 · 2025 Regular Session

Prostitution and Related Acts

  1. Introduced Feb 21, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Oct 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Prostitution and Related Acts; Prohibits adults from prostitution & specified related acts; requires court to order that person sentenced for certain violations attend an educational program; authorizes judicial circuits to establish certain educational programs; repeals provisions relating to forcing another to become prostitute; prohibits certain acts concerning locations used for purpose of commercial sex…

Read the full title (102 words)

Prostitution and Related Acts; Prohibits adults from prostitution & specified related acts; requires court to order that person sentenced for certain violations attend an educational program; authorizes judicial circuits to establish certain educational programs; repeals provisions relating to forcing another to become prostitute; prohibits certain acts concerning locations used for purpose of commercial sex; provides that specified testimony concerning reputation of locations is admissible in trial of persons charged with certain offenses; requires reclassification of offenses; requires court to order that certain defendants perform community service, pay for & attend an educational program, pay civil penalty, & receive sexually transmitted disease testing.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.