HB 245 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Child Pornography Terminology

HB 245 replaces the term "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material" across multiple Florida statutes, including those defining offenses (like Chapter 847), court records (Section 92.56), and disqualification rules for child care workers (Section 435.07). It directly affects legal documents, court proceedings, and background checks related to child exploitation cases. The bill changes terminology only - no new penalties or policies are created - and applies to all referenced statutes, such as those governing sexual performance by children (Section 827.071) and possession of abusive material (Section 847.001). This is a procedural update to align terminology with current understanding of the harm caused.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Oct 22, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2026

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The bill text has been updated from the Engrossed version to the Enrolled version, indicating it has been signed into law. The primary changes are technical formatting updates, such as adding 'ENROLLED' to the header and updating the file identifier from '-02-e1' to '-02-er', with no substantive policy, legal, or scope changes.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and file identifiers to reflect the bill's final Enrolled status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

38–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Mar 10, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1 Nay

90% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican28

28 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 1, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Chapter No. 2026-18; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2026-20)

legislature

Mar 31, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Amendment 963706 Concur

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (963706)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Nov 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Nov 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Nov 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Nov 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Oct 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Oct 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Oct 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors