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    SB 1718: Harm to Minors

    GENERAL BILL by Ingoglia

    Harm to Minors; Citing this act as the “Protect Our Children Act”; requiring manufacturers of tablets or smartphones to manufacture, beginning on a specified date, such devices so that a filter meeting certain requirements is enabled upon activation of the device in this state; authorizing the Attorney General to enjoin or bring certain actions, issue subpoenas, conduct hearings, and seek revocation of applicable licenses or certificates; increasing criminal penalties for adults who intentionally lure or entice, or who attempt to lure or entice, children under the age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful purpose, etc.

    Effective Date: 10/1/2025

    Last Action: 3/10/2025 Senate - Introduced

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 2/28/2025 11:29 AM


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    • Citations - Statute (43)

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      61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 41 [pdf]
      68.07 Change of name. Page 46 [pdf]
      92.55 Special protections in proceedings involving victim or witness under 18, person with intellectual disability, or sexual offense victim. Page 47 [pdf]
      98.0751 Restoration of voting rights; termination of ineligibility subsequent to a felony conviction. Page 47 [pdf]
      320.02 Registration required; application for registration; forms. Page 71 [pdf]
      322.141 Color or markings of certain licenses or identification cards. Page 71 [pdf]
      322.19 Change of address or name. Page 72 [pdf]
      394.9125 State attorney; authority to refer a person for civil commitment. Page 48 [pdf]
      397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 49 [pdf]
      435.07 Exemptions from disqualification. Page 49 [pdf]
      501.173 Page 5 [pdf]
      775.0862 Sexual offenses against students by authority figures; reclassification. Page 50 [pdf]
      775.13 Registration of convicted felons, exemptions; penalties. Page 73 [pdf]
      775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 74 [pdf]
      775.24 Duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders. Page 81 [pdf]
      775.25 Prosecutions for acts or omissions. Page 82 [pdf]
      775.261 The Florida Career Offender Registration Act. Page 77 [pdf]
      787.025 Luring or enticing a child. Page 10 [pdf]
      827.12 Page 11 [pdf]
      900.05 Criminal justice data collection. Page 50 [pdf]
      903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 51 [pdf]
      903.133 Bail on appeal; prohibited for certain felony convictions. Page 51 [pdf]
      907.043 Pretrial release; citizens’ right to know. Page 52 [pdf]
      921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 12 [pdf]
      921.1425 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 54 [pdf]
      934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 55 [pdf]
      938.10 Additional court cost imposed in cases of certain crimes. Page 55 [pdf]
      943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 36, 68 [pdf]
      943.0436 Duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders. Page 82 [pdf]
      943.0584 Criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing. Page 56 [pdf]
      943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records; confidentiality of related court records. Page 59 [pdf]
      944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release. Page 39 [pdf]
      944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders. Page 40, 60 [pdf]
      944.608 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders. Page 68 [pdf]
      947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 61 [pdf]
      948.013 Administrative probation. Page 63 [pdf]
      948.05 Court to admonish or commend probationer or offender in community control; graduated incentives. Page 63 [pdf]
      948.06 Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision. Page 64, 77 [pdf]
      948.063 Violations of probation or community control by designated sexual offenders and sexual predators. Page 80 [pdf]
      948.31 Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control. Page 83 [pdf]
      985.04 Oaths; records; confidential information. Page 84 [pdf]
      985.4815 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on juvenile sexual offenders. Page 66 [pdf]
      1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements. Page 67 [pdf]
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      2/28/2025 S • Filed
      3/7/2025 S • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
      3/10/2025 S • Introduced
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