Bill Summary

HB 45 Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Plakon Co Sponsors: Baker, Barnaby, Benarroch, Black, Gossett-Seidman, Jacques, Kendall, Porras, Steele, Tramont, Weinberger, Chamberlin CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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Summary
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. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
09/25/25
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Filed
10/07/25
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
10/07/25
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
10/29/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 11/05/25, 1:30 pm, 404 H
11/05/25
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 5 Nays
11/06/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/07/25
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Reference to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee removed; Remaining reference: Judiciary Committee
11/07/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
02/06/26
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/09/26, 09:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/20/26
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/24/26, 8:30 am, 404 H - PCS
02/24/26
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 13 Yeas, 3 Nays
02/24/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/25/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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bill text & filed amendments
0045
Filed on 09/25/25
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Amendment 439963 DE
Plakon
Filed on 11/03/25
Adopted
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Amendment 292141 AA
Bartleman
Filed on 11/05/25
Failed
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0045C1
Filed on 11/06/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Judiciary Committee
Filed on 02/20/26
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Amendment 1001 AP
Plakon
Filed on 02/23/26
Adopted
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0045C2
Filed on 02/24/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
775.215
856.022
901.15
943.04351
947.1405
948.3
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