SB186Introduced in the Senate
Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy, prohibiting certain acts related to visual depictions in which the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, morphed from a real child's image or generated without any actual child involvement, prohibiting dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person, requiring affidavits or sworn testimony in support of probable cause to be made available to law enforcement, requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement officer, requiring that certain prior convictions be considered when bond is being set for certain sex offenses and specifying minimum requirements and conditions for such bond; relating to appearance bonds, requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties, allowing bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and requiring remission in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required.
Introduced by Judiciary
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy, prohibiting certain acts related to visual depictions in which the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, morphed from a real child's image or generated without any actual child involvement, prohibiting dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person, requiring affidavits or sworn testimony in support of probable cause to be made available to law enforcement, requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement officer, requiring that certain prior convictions be considered when bond is being set for certain sex offenses and specifying minimum requirements and conditions for such bond; relating to appearance bonds, requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties, allowing bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and requiring remission in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required.
Where it stands
Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
April 11, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 · April 10, 2025
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Bowser | 1 | Yes |
| Marci Francisco | 2 | Yes |
| Rick Kloos | 3 | Yes |
| David Haley | 4 | Yes |
| Jeff Klemp | 5 | Yes |
| Pat Pettey | 6 | Yes |
| Ethan Corson | 7 | Yes |
| Cindy Holscher | 8 | Yes |
| Beverly Gossage | 9 | Yes |
| Mike Thompson | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Senate Introduced
Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
Senate Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
House Received and Introduced
House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 100 Nay: 18
Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees
House Conference committee report now available
House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
Senate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
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