TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF SEXUALLY GROOMING A CHILD; AND TO INCLUDE BRIBING OR ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE A CHILD IN THE OFFENSE OF SEXUALLY GROOMING A CHILD.
House Bill 1777 amends the current law regarding the offense of sexually grooming a child. The bill expands the definition of this offense to include new actions. Specifically, it makes bribing or attempting to bribe a child a part of the offense of sexually grooming a child. This change directly affects individuals who engage in such behaviors and aims to provide greater protection for children.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Signed Apr 16, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 683
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HB 1777
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 683 to HB 1777, removing the approval date stamp and adding blank lines for spacing. The substantive legislative content remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date line (4/16/25) that was present in the previous Act 683 version.
Added blank lines for formatting consistency in the bill header section.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1777 is now Act 683
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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