# Florida HB 1525: Lewd or Lascivious Acts Florida HB 1525, Lewd or Lascivious Acts, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-17 (Chapter No. 2026-159) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1525-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1525 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Lewd or Lascivious Acts - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-06-17, Chapter No. 2026-159 - Sponsor: Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (146 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New felony targets sexual acts around children: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, Florida creates a third-degree felony for specified sexual conduct while intentionally watching a child under 16. The person must watch for their own sexual arousal or pleasure and be reasonably capable of being seen by the child. Covered acts include intentionally exposi… - Florida removes one child-related criminal offense: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Florida repeals the offense of committing an “unnatural and lascivious act with a child.” This removes that specific criminal offense from state law. It does not establish whether the same conduct is covered by another law. - Narrower grounds for searching private homes: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Florida removes the repealed child-related offense as a listed ground for searching a private home. A warrant can still rest on another legal ground. Covered homes include rooms used solely as residences in apartments, hotels, boardinghouses, or lodginghouses. Warrants un… - Narrower interview protections for disabled victims: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Florida narrows an interview-limit rule for victims with intellectual disabilities. Cases involving the repealed child-related offense no longer fall under this rule. For those cases, chief judges no longer have this specific duty to limit law-enforcement or discovery int… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee - Cosponsor: Taylor Michael Yarkosky (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-06-17: Chapter No. 2026-159 - 2026-06-16: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-10: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-10: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-10: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1742 -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House) - 2026-02-04: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-04: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-03: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-29: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-28: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-28: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-28: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-10-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1525/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1525-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).