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HB 1159

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Sexual Offenses
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 1, 2026
Chapter No. 2026-20; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 245 (Ch. 2026-18)
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee· primary

Summary

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Sexual Offenses; Replaces term "child pornography" with term "child sexual abuse material"; revises criteria related to reclassification of specified offenses; revises mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; increases penalty for employing, authorizing, or inducing child of specified age to engage in sexual performance; prohibits person from employing, authorizing, or inducing child younger than 12 years of age to engage in sexual performance; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; increases penalty for knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing certain materials that include child sexual abuse material; provides applicability of specified mandatory minimum sentences; increases penalty for intentionally creating generated child sexual abuse material; prohibits person from transmitting child sexual abuse material to another person; revises punishments for certain sexual activities involving animals; requires certain court order to be effective for certain number of years; increases criminal penalties for possessing child-like sex doll; provides that prosecution for certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials does not prohibit person from prosecution for other specified offenses; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; ranks offenses on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.

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Co-sponsors (11)

Criminal Justice Subcommittee · primary
Jacques · primary
Baker · cosponsor
Daniels · cosponsor
Gossett-Seidman · cosponsor
López, J. · cosponsor
Mooney · cosponsor
Nix · cosponsor
Steele · cosponsor
Weinberger · cosponsor
Yarkosky · cosponsor

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