2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S1136: Age as an Element of a Criminal Offense
Legislative Summary
Providing that ignorance of a victim's age, misrepresentation of a victim's age, and a bona fide belief concerning a victim's age are not defenses to certain offenses in which the victim's age is an element of the offense; providing an exception; revising the age requirements for committing the offenses relating to luring or enticing a child, etc.
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Bill History
2/25/2025
Filed
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
3/27/2025
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Senate
4/10/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
4/15/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
4/17/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/17/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Senate
4/22/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
4/22/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/22/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/24/2025
Substituted CS/HB 777
Senate
4/24/2025
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 777
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #281246
3/24/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Fiscal Policy
4/22/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
4/15/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
3/25/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Jay Collins
Republican