SB 1750 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Sexual Offenses

Summary

Sexual Offenses; Revising a criteria related to the reclassification of specified offenses; revising mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; increasing the criminal penalties for a person who is guilty of the use of a child in a sexual performance under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from employing, authorizing, or inducing a child younger than 12 years of age to engage in a sexual performance; providing criminal penalties for a person transmitting child pornography to another person, etc.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was revised from a 'Filed' version to a 'Committee Substitute' version, resulting in significant changes to the bill's title, effective date, and sponsor attribution. The most substantive policy change involves lowering the threshold for mandatory reclassification of child pornography possession from 20 images to 10 images. Additionally, the bill was reorganized to include new provisions regarding the transmission of generated child pornography and expanded definitions for sexual offenses.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include penalties for transmitting generated child pornography and to clarify the definition of 'transmit' in the context of digital files. The applicability of mandatory minimum sentences was also modified to include specific exceptions for certain circumstances involving older minors.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from October 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026.

SCOPE

The bill title was changed from 'Criminal Sexual Conduct' to 'Sexual Offenses' to better reflect the content.

REQUIREMENT

The number of child pornography images required to trigger mandatory reclassification of a crime was lowered from 20 to 10.

New provisions were added to criminalize the transmission of generated child pornography, including images created using AI or digital means.

Mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses were adjusted, with some minimums lowered (e.g., for promoting a sexual performance by a child) and others added for specific scenarios.

New exceptions were created allowing courts to waive mandatory minimum sentences if the offender was not significantly older than the depicted child and the performance was consensual.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'child' in the context of child pornography was narrowed to specifically include children younger than 12 years of age in certain reclassification criteria.

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Committee

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

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Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

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Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

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Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

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Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

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Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted

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Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

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Jan 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Pending Reconsideration (Favorable; YEAS 7 NAYS 0)

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Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

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