FL SB 212
enactedSexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 212 pass?
Yes. FL SB 212 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): Chapter No. 2026-17
What is FL SB 212 about?
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.
Who sponsors FL SB 212?
McClain, Criminal Justice, Judiciary and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL SB 212.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-01 — Chapter No. 2026-17
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- McClainprimary
- Criminal Justiceprimary
- Judiciaryprimary
- Rulesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-01
Chapter No. 2026-17
2026-03-31
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-30
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-11
CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 9
passage
2026-03-11
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-11
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-11
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-10
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
reading-1
2026-03-10
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
2026-03-10
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-26
In Messages
2026-02-26
Immediately certified
2026-02-26
CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 6
passage
2026-02-26
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-26
Amendment(s) adopted (786080)
2026-02-26
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-23
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2026-02-19
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-19
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-19
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-18
CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2026-02-17
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
2026-02-12
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-12
Now in Rules
2026-02-12
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-10
CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
2026-02-05
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-22
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
2026-01-22
Now in Judiciary
2026-01-21
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-20
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
2026-01-15
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-11-03
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
referral-committee
2025-10-16
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-20 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (8)
- Bernard: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Simon: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Martin: yes
- Smith: no
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-10 · pass · 10-1
Member-level votes (11)
- Berman: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burton: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: no
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-17 · pass · 19-5
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Berman: no
- Davis: no
- Osgood: no
- Rouson: no
- Jones: no
Third Reading
2026-02-26 · pass · 31-6
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: no
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: no
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: excused
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: no
- Jones: no
- Smith: no
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: no
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 103-9
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: no
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: no
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: no
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: no
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: no
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: no
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: no
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Hinson: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
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