Florida · Senate Bill 212 · 2026 Regular Session

Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators

SB 212 Sponsored by Stan McClain Became law

  1. Introduced Oct 16, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Mar 30, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 31, 2026

What it does

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

Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revising residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after a specified date; revising the prohibition of specified offenders from coming within a specified distance of a place where children congregate; requiring a person who has been convicted of specified offenses to provide notice to a school or child care facility under certain circumstances; authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person committed specified offenses, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 28 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Criminal Justice7–1 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 · Senate Judiciary10–1 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  14. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  16. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  17. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  18. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  19. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  20. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 457
  21. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (786080) -SJ 457
  22. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 457
  23. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 6 -SJ 45731–6 vote
  24. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 463
  25. HouseIn Messages
  26. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  27. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  28. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 9
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-17

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 6 -SJ 457 · Full Senate

31–6
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 6 Not voting 2
Democrats: 4 yes, 6 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

No · 6

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

103–9
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 103 No 9 Not voting 5
Democrats: 21 yes, 9 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 103

No · 9

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 20, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 7–1
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Judiciary CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 10–1
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Rules Rules vote 19–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Stan McClainR Primary sponsor · District 9
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee

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