# Florida HB 1351: Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders

Florida HB 1351, Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Jessica Baker (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Chapter No. 2025-134) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 1351
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-06-11, Chapter No. 2025-134
- Sponsor: Jessica Baker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Justice Budget Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (151 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 7

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Police must check registered offenders’ addresses: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, local law enforcement must check sexual predators’ addresses at least 4 times per calendar year. Sexual offenders’ addresses must be checked at least once per calendar year. These minimums apply to people outside Corrections care, custody, control, or supervision. Agencie…
- Sexual offenders get online reporting access: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement must provide a secure online registration system for sexual offenders. Offenders can access, submit, and update covered registration information. The system covers in-state travel residences, vehicles, email addresses, online iden…
- New residence rules for registered offenders: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, a Florida sexual predator’s permanent residence means a primary living place occupied for at least 3 consecutive days. A transient residence means a county visited for at least 3 total days per calendar year, outside permanent or temporary residences. The first day is exc…
- Registered offenders face faster job reporting: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Florida sexual predators and offenders must give job details when registering or reregistering. These include occupation, business name, work address, and phone number. They must report job changes within 48 hours, including starting or leaving work and creating a self-em…
- Registered offenders must report accounts and vehicles: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Florida sexual offenders must report email addresses and online identifiers within 48 hours after use. Reports must include each identifier’s linked website homepage or app name. Those in Corrections or Juvenile Justice custody, control, or supervision must report before…
- Sexual offenders face separate reporting felonies: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, specified Florida sexual offender reporting failures are third-degree felonies. These include failing to report required job, higher-education status, or owned-vehicle changes. Each failure to register or report a covered change counts as a separate offense. This provisio…
- Registered offenders lacking ID still report: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Florida sexual predators and offenders unable to get or update required identification must still report changes. Permanent, temporary, or transient residence changes and legal name changes must reach the local sheriff’s office in person within 48 hours. This fallback rul…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jessica Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2025-06-11: Chapter No. 2025-134
- 2025-06-10: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-06: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-24: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-24: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 529 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 529 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 529 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Substituted for CS/SB 1654 -SJ 529 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 529 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Referred to Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: In Messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-03: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-02: CS Filed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-31: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-25: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-25: Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-25: Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-21: Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-19: Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-19: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-19: Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-17: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-05: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-02-27: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-10-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1351/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1351/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1351/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1351/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1351/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1351/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1351-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
