CS/SB 656: Internet Crimes Against Children Programs
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Bradley
Internet Crimes Against Children Programs; Renaming the Online Sting Operations Grant Program created within the Department of Law Enforcement as the Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program; revising the purpose of the grant program; revising the authorized uses for grant program funds; creating the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program within the Department of Law Enforcement, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/5/2026 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/5/2026 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/24/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
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 8 NAYS 0
1/21/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/22/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
1/23/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/28/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/29/2026 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/2/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/5/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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CS/SB 656, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/21/2026 at 11:58 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 709 (c1) Internet Crimes Against Children Programs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda 
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/28/2026 3:45 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/5/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 15 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 943.0411 Online Sting Operations Grant Program for local law enforcement agencies to protect children. Page 1 (pdf) 943.0421 Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 656, Original Filed Version Posted 11/24/2025 at 8:15 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 709 Internet Crimes Against Children Programs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 740992 - Amendment
Delete lines 26 - 75 and insert:Criminal Justice
(Bradley)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 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 943.0411 Online Sting Operations Grant Program for local law enforcement agencies to protect children. Page 1 (pdf) 943.0421 Page 2 (pdf)