Sexual Cyberharassment
- Introduced Feb 24, 2025
- In committee Mar 3, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Oct 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Sexual Cyberharassment; Providing criminal penalties for persons who sexually cyberharass other persons with specified intent or purpose; authorizing an aggrieved person to initiate a civil action to recover punitive damages; providing time limitations for commencing prosecution for violations of sexual cyberharassment, etc.
Every action
18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 10 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
- CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 614
- SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 1451 -SJ 614
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1451 (Ch. 2025-84 ) -SJ 614
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2025 | Senate Criminal Justice | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 | 9–0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 8
Not voting · 1 |
8–0 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Senate Fiscal Policy | Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 18
Not voting · 1 |
18–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Jonathan MartinR Primary sponsor · District 33
- CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.