Florida House · 2026 Regular Session
SB 212: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
Passage / Third Reading · March 11, 2026 · Yeas 103, nays 9
What the bill does
The bill revises residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after a specified date and the ban on specified offenders coming within a specified distance of places where children congregate. It requires specified offenders to notify schools or child care facilities in certain circumstances and allows certain warrantless arrests, among other changes.
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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
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.
How each party voted
Speaker Daniel Perez voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- CS/CS/CS/SB 212, 1st Eng.
- Motion
- Passage / Third Reading
- Date
- March 11, 2026, 03:14 PM
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Robinson, W.
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 103, nays 9; 5 didn't vote (0 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (103)
- Shane Abbott R-5
- Jon Albert R-48
- Danny Alvarez R-69
- Jose Alvarez D-46
- Adam Anderson R-57
- Alex Andrade R-2
- Wallace Aristide D-107
- Jessica Baker R-17
- Doug Bankson R-39
- Webster Barnaby R-29
- Robin Bartleman D-103
- Fabián Basabe R-106
- Yvette Benarroch R-81
- Kim Berfield R-58
- Dean Black R-15
- Omar Blanco R-115
- Erika Booth R-35
- David Borrero R-111
- Adam Botana R-80
- Nathan Boyles R-3
- Robbie Brackett R-34
- Chuck Brannan R-10
- James Buchanan R-74
- Demi Busatta R-114
- Jennifer Canady R-50
- Hillary Cassel R-101
- Ryan Chamberlin R-24
- Kevin Chambliss D-117
- Linda Chaney R-61
- Nan Cobb R-26
- Bill Conerly R-72
- Lindsay Cross D-60
- Dan Daley D-96
- Kim Daniels D-14
- Wyman Duggan R-12
- Lisa Dunkley D-97
- Tae Edmonds D-88
- Tiffany Esposito R-77
- Tom Fabricio R-110
- Gallop Franklin D-8
- Sam Garrison R-11
- Richard Gentry R-27
- Anne Gerwig R-93
- Mike Giallombardo R-79
- Karen Gonzalez Pittman R-65
- Peggy Gossett-Seidman R-91
- Sam Greco R-19
- Griff Griffitts R-6
- J.J. Grow R-23
- Rita Harris D-44
- Brian Hodgers R-32
- Jeff Holcomb R-53
- Christine Hunschofsky D-95
- Berny Jacques R-59
- Chad Johnson R-22
- Kim Kendall R-18
- Jennifer Kincart Jonsson R-49
- Traci Koster R-66
- Chip LaMarca R-100
- Rob Long D-90
- Johanna López D-43
- Randy Maggard R-54
- Patt Maney R-4
- Lawrence McClure R-68
- Fiona McFarland R-73
- Lauren Melo R-82
- Kiyan Michael R-16
- Monique Miller R-33
- Jim Mooney R-120
- Danny Nix R-75
- Vanessa Oliver R-76
- Toby Overdorf R-85
- Michael Owen R-70
- Bill Partington R-28
- Daniel Perez R-116
- Jenna Persons-Mulicka R-78
- Rachel Plakon R-36
- Juan Porras R-119
- Mike Redondo R-118
- Alex Rizo R-112
- Felicia Robinson D-104
- Will Robinson R-71
- Mitch Rosenwald D-98
- Michelle Salzman R-1
- Judson Sapp R-20
- Jason Shoaf R-7
- Tyler Sirois R-31
- Dave Smith R-38
- John Snyder R-86
- Leonard Spencer D-45
- Paula Stark R-47
- Kevin Steele R-55
- Allison Tant D-9
- Debra Tendrich D-89
- Josie Tomkow R-51
- Chase Tramont R-30
- Kaylee Tuck R-83
- Susan Valdés R-64
- Meg Weinberger R-94
- Marie Woodson D-105
- Taylor Yarkosky R-25
- Brad Yeager R-56
- RaShon Young D-40
Nay (9)
- Daryl Campbell D-99
- Fentrice Driskell D-67
- Anna Eskamani D-42
- Ashley Gantt D-109
- Mike Gottlieb D-102
- Dianne Hart-Lowman D-63
- Angie Nixon D-13
- Michele Rayner D-62
- Kelly Skidmore D-92
Not voting (5)
- Bruce Antone D-41
- Yvonne Hinson D-21
- Dotie Joseph D-108
- Susan Plasencia R-37
- Dana Trabulsy R-84