CS/CS/CS/SB 212: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Judiciary, Criminal Justice, McClain

Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revising residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after a specified date; revising the prohibition of specified offenders from coming within a specified distance of a place where children congregate; requiring a person who has been convicted of specified offenses to provide notice to a school or child care facility under certain circumstances; authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person committed specified offenses, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/18/2026 09:00 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 45 (c2) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Last Action: 3/11/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 212	Similar

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  775.215	Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.	Page 2 (pdf)
  856.022	Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty.	Page 5 (pdf)
  901.15	When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.	Page 8 (pdf)
  943.04351	Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment.	Page 9 (pdf)
  947.1405	Conditional release program.	Page 10 (pdf)
  948.30	Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses.	Page 11 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/16/2025	S	• Filed
  11/3/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/15/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/20/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
  1/21/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1/22/2026	S	• Now in Judiciary • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  2/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  2/10/2026	S	• CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
  2/12/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/17/2026	S	• CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
  2/18/2026	S	• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
  2/19/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  2/23/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  2/26/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 457 • Amendment(s) adopted (786080) -SJ 457 • Read 3rd time -SJ 457 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 6 -SJ 457 • Immediately certified -SJ 463
  2/26/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/10/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  3/11/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 9
  3/17/2026	S	• Ordered enrolled
  3/30/2026		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  3/31/2026		• Approved by Governor
  4/1/2026		• Chapter No. 2026-17