CS/CS/HB 45: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Plakon, Bankson; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baker, Barnaby, Basabe, Benarroch, Black, Buchanan, Chamberlin, Gossett-Seidman, Jacques, Kendall, Porras, Steele, Tramont, Weinberger

Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Revises residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after specified date; provides applicability; revises distance required for specified offender to commit specified offense of loitering or prowling; prohibits such offender from knowingly contacting, communicating with, or approaching with intent to contact or communicate with certain children at certain locations; provides exception; requires such offender to provide notice to school or child care facility; authorizes warrantless arrest of person if law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that such person has committed specified offenses; revises requirements for search of sexual predator or sexual offender registration information by state agency or governmental subdivision before appointing or employing person to work at specified locations; revises special conditions for certain sexual offenders subject to conditional release supervision for offenses committed on or after specified date; revises conditions of probation or community control for certain sexual offenders for offenses committed on or after specified date.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/24/2026 01:07 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 212 (er) by McClain Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Last Action: 4/1/2026 Chapter No. 2026-17	Similar

• Analyses (1)

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  • Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)   2/24/2026

• 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 9 (pdf)
  943.04351	Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment.	Page 10 (pdf)
  947.1405	Conditional release program.	Page 11 (pdf)
  948.30	Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses.	Page 13 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  9/25/2025	H	• Filed
  10/7/2025	H	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10/29/2025	H	• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  11/5/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11/6/2025	H	• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  11/7/2025	H	• Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/20/2026	H	• PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/24/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  2/25/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/11/2026	H	• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 212