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HB 1159Session 2026HouseStatus unavailable

Sexual Offenses

Sexual Offenses; Replaces term "child pornography" with term "child sexual abuse material"; revises criteria related to reclassification of specified offenses; revises mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; increases penalty for employing, authorizing, or inducing child of specified age to engage in sexual performance; prohibits person from employing, authorizing, or inducing child younger than 12 years of age to engage in sexual performance; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; increases penalty for knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing certain materials that include child sexual abuse material; provides applicability of specified mandatory minimum sentences; increases penalty for intentionally creating generated child sexual abuse material; prohibits person from transmitting child sexual abuse material to another person; revises punishments for certain sexual activities involving animals; requires certain court order to be effective for certain number of years; increases criminal penalties for possessing child-like sex doll; provides that prosecution for certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials does not prohibit person from prosecution for other specified offenses; requires mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed by specified offenders; ranks offenses on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.

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Introduced

Jan 7, 2026

Latest action

Apr 1, 2026

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Topics and classification

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Justice & Public Safety

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Document type

Bill

Sponsors

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Primary sponsor

Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Primary sponsorJacques
Primary sponsor

Judiciary Committee

cosponsor

Baker

cosponsor

Daniels

cosponsor

Gossett-Seidman

cosponsor

López, J.

cosponsor

Mooney

cosponsorNix
cosponsor

Steele

cosponsorWeinberger
cosponsor

Yarkosky

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Chapter No. 2026-20; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 245 (Ch. 2026-18)

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