CS/CS/SB 1742: Indecent Exposure of Sexual Organs While Observing a Child

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Criminal Justice, Martin

Indecent Exposure of Sexual Organs While Observing a Child; Repealing a provision relating to unnatural and lascivious acts; prohibiting a person from, for a specified purpose, intentionally exposing his or her sexual organs in a lewd or lascivious manner or intentionally performing specified sexual acts while observing a child under 16 years of age; providing criminal penalties; specifying what does not constitute a defense to committing such offense, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/26/2026 01:21 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1525 (c2) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Lewd or Lascivious Acts Last Action: 3/3/2026 S In Messages	Similar

• Analyses (3)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)   3/3/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  3/2/2026 12:00 PM	S 1742	Fiscal Policy	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (4)

  The page numbers, when listed, for citations are constantly under review. The journals or printed bills of the respective chambers should be consulted as the official documents of the Legislature.
  
  The links for the page numbers are formatted to open the bill text PDF directly to the page containing the citation. However, if your browser is set to open PDFs in a new window, as is often the case with 64-bit browsers, the bill text will open to the first page.

  800.02	Unnatural and lascivious act.	Page 1 (pdf)
  800.035		Page 1 (pdf)
  914.16	Child abuse and sexual abuse of victims under age 16 or who have an intellectual disability; limits on interviews.	Page 2 (pdf)
  933.18	When warrant may be issued for search of private dwelling.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  1/21/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/26/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
  1/28/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  1/29/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  2/20/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/25/2026	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  2/26/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
  3/2/2026	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  3/3/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading