Florida · House Bill 45 · 2026 Regular Session

Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators

HB 45 Sponsored by Rachel Saunders Plakon and Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Sep 25, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 7, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revises residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after specified date; provides applicability; revises distance required for specified offender to commit specified offense of loitering or prowling; prohibits such offender from knowingly contacting, communicating with, or approaching with intent to contact or communicate with…

Read the full title (161 words)

Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revises residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after specified date; provides applicability; revises distance required for specified offender to commit specified offense of loitering or prowling; prohibits such offender from knowingly contacting, communicating with, or approaching with intent to contact or communicate with certain children at certain locations; provides exception; requires such offender to provide notice to school or child care facility; authorizes warrantless arrest of person if law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that such person has committed specified offenses; revises requirements for search of sexual predator or sexual offender registration information by state agency or governmental subdivision before appointing or employing person to work at specified locations; revises special conditions for certain sexual offenders subject to conditional release supervision for offenses committed on or after specified date; revises conditions of probation or community control for certain sexual offenders for offenses committed on or after specified date.

Every action

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

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee11–5 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  10. HouseCS Filed
  11. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  14. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  15. HousePCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  1. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee13–3 vote
  2. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  3. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  4. HouseCS Filed
  5. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  6. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  7. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  8. HouseLaid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 212 (Ch. 2026-17 )

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 5, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 11

No · 5

Not voting · 1

 Passed 11–5
Feb 24, 2026 House Judiciary Committee Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 13

No · 3

Not voting · 6

 Passed 13–3

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 14 Republicans.

All 14 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.