Bill Summary

SB 656 Internet Crimes Against Children Programs (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Bradley  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Internet Crimes Against Children Programs; Renaming the Online Sting Operations Grant Program created within the Department of Law Enforcement as the Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program; revising the purpose of the grant program; revising the authorized uses for grant program funds; creating the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program within the Department of Law Enforcement, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
11/24/25
SENATE
Filed
12/09/25
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Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/15/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 S
01/20/26
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/21/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/22/26
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/23/26
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 37 S
01/28/26
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/29/26
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Now in Fiscal Policy
02/02/26
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On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/05/26
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Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/05/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/09/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
02/11/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/11/26
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bill text & filed amendments
0656
Filed on 11/24/25
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Amendment 740992
Bradley
Filed on 01/16/26
Replaced by CS
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0656C1
Filed on 01/21/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
943.0411
943.0421
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