Florida · Senate Bill 1180 · 2025 Regular Session

Sexual Images

SB 1180 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 25, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Sexual Images; Prohibiting a person from possessing with the intent to promote specified depictions that include a lewd or lascivious image; prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting specified depictions of child pornography; prohibiting a person from knowingly possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing a visual depiction he or she knows includes an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable minor…

Read the full title (86 words)

Sexual Images; Prohibiting a person from possessing with the intent to promote specified depictions that include a lewd or lascivious image; prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting specified depictions of child pornography; prohibiting a person from knowingly possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing a visual depiction he or she knows includes an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable minor; providing criminal penalties for persons who possess with the intent to promote an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without the consent of the identifiable person, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  9. 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
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  5. SenateCS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 532
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 757 -SJ 532
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2025-99 ) -SJ 532

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 8–0
Apr 22, 2025 Senate Fiscal Policy Fiscal Policy vote
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 1

 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Sponsoring committee
  • 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.