Relating to: creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty.
SB 671 creates a new criminal offense for grooming a child for sexual activity and establishes penalties for this conduct. The bill amends multiple statutes to define "grooming" as a serious crime, specifically adding it to lists of offenses that bar individuals from certain homes (like relatives' homes or unlicensed childcare settings) if they have prior convictions or plea agreements related to child sexual abuse. It updates definitions of "serious crimes" for entities serving minors, ensuring that grooming violations trigger mandatory reporting and registration requirements under laws like 948.072. This directly affects children at risk of exploitation, individuals convicted of grooming-related offenses, and organizations that provide services to minors.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 20, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
upper
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators James, Wanggaard, Hutton, Nass and Quinn;
cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Brill, Dittrich, Behnke, Callahan, DeSmidt, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Snyder, Steffen, Tusler and Wichgers
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jesse James
RRepublican
P
Rob Hutton
RRepublican
P
Romaine Quinn
RRepublican
P
Steve Nass
RRepublican
P
Van Wanggaard
RRepublican
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