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FL HB 709

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Internet Crimes Against Children Programs

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Internet Crimes Against Children Programs; Renames Online Sting Operations Grant Program created within FDLE as Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program; revises purpose of grant program; revises authorized uses for grant program funds; creates Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program within FDLE; specifies how program funds may be used; requires specified percentage distribution of program moneys; authorizes department to adopt rules.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-11 — Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 656
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kincart Jonssonprimary
  • Criminal Justice Subcommitteeprimary
  • Growcosponsor
  • Danielscosponsor
  • Partingtoncosponsor
  • Boothcosponsor
  • Chaneycosponsor
  • López, J.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-09

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-12-16

    Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  6. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  7. 2026-01-26

    Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  8. 2026-01-28

    Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-01-28

    Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  10. 2026-01-28

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  11. 2026-01-28

    CS Filed

    filing

  12. 2026-01-28

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  13. 2026-01-29

    Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-01-29

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-01-29

    Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee

  16. 2026-02-03

    Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda

  17. 2026-02-05

    Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-05

    Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee

  19. 2026-02-05

    Now in Judiciary Committee

  20. 2026-02-06

    Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  21. 2026-02-10

    Favorable by Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-02-10

    Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  23. 2026-02-10

    Bill released to House Calendar

  24. 2026-02-10

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  25. 2026-03-11

    Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 656

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

    2026-01-28 · pass · 15-0

  • Favorable (Justice Budget Subcommittee)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 14-0

  • Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

    2026-02-10 · pass · 18-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/709/ByCategory

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