Sexual Offenses
Summary
Sexual Offenses; Replaces term "child pornography" with term "child sexual abuse material"; revises criteria related to reclassification of specified offenses; revises mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; increases penalty for employing, authorizing, or inducing child of specified age to engage in sexual performance; prohibits person from employing, authorizing, or inducing child younger than 12 years of age to engage in sexual performance; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; increases penalty for knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing certain materials that include child sexual abuse material; provides applicability of specified mandatory minimum sentences; increases penalty for intentionally creating generated child sexual abuse material; prohibits person from transmitting child sexual abuse material to another person; revises punishments for certain sexual activities involving animals; requires certain court order to be effective for certain number of years; increases criminal penalties for possessing child-like sex doll; provides that prosecution for certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials does not prohibit person from prosecution for other specified offenses; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; ranks offenses on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Signed Mar 31, 2026
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H 1159 c2
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H 1159 er
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2 edits
MINOR
The document has transitioned from a Committee Substitute version to the final Enrolled version, indicating the bill has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The changes are purely administrative, updating the document title to 'ENROLLED' and changing the footer identifier from 'c2' (Committee) to 'er' (Enrolled). No substantive policy, legal, or financial changes were made to the bill's text.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'Committee Substitute' header and footer identifiers, which signified the bill was still in the legislative committee review stage.
Added the 'ENROLLED' header and updated the footer identifier to reflect that the bill has been finalized and approved by both houses of the legislature.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Mar 9, 2026
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Apr 1, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2026-20; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 245 (Ch. 2026-18)
legislature
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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