CS/CS/CS/SB 212: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; McClain
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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/16/2025 Senate • Filed
11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
1/21/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/22/2026 Senate • Now in Judiciary
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/17/2026 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
2/18/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2/19/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
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CS/CS/CS/SB 212, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2026 at 8:35 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 45 (c1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/20/2026 H PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty. Page 4 (pdf) 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. Page 8 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 9 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 9 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 11 (pdf) -
CS/CS/SB 212, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:08 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2026 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 45 (c1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/20/2026 H PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 275394 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Rules
(McClain)2/17/2026
9:25 AM
(Late Filed)Replaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/17/2026 12:00 PM Rules 19 Yeas - 5 Nays Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 775.216 Page 5 (pdf) 856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty. Page 7 (pdf) 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. Page 8 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 8 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 9 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 11 (pdf) -
CS/SB 212, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/21/2026 at 11:58 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 45 (c1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/20/2026 H PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 764964 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(McClain)2/9/2026
11:31 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/10/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 775.216 Page 5 (pdf) 856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty. Page 6 (pdf) 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. Page 7 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 8 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 9 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 11 (pdf) -
SB 212, Original Filed Version Posted 10/16/2025 at 8:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 45 (c1) Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/20/2026 H PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 261670 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(McClain)1/16/2026
3:21 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/20/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 514.011 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. Page 2 (pdf) 943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment. Page 3 (pdf) 947.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf) 947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 5 (pdf) 948.001 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf) 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses. Page 12 (pdf)