# Florida SB 656: Internet Crimes Against Children Programs

Florida SB 656, Internet Crimes Against Children Programs, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer Bradley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-96) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB656-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 656
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Internet Crimes Against Children Programs
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-24
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-96
- Sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dedicated funding for Florida child crime investigators: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida creates a separate funding program for Internet Crimes Against Children task forces. Of money lawmakers approve for this program, 80% is split equally among task forces located in Florida and recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Department of Law Enforce…
- Grants help Florida police fight child exploitation: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s Online Sting Operations Grant Program becomes the Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program. The Department of Law Enforcement must award grants annually when lawmakers set aside money, without exceeding that amount. Grants support local investigations and onl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 113 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-96
- 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-11: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-11: Immediately certified -SJ 299 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 294 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 294 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 294 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-24: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/656/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB656-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).