republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2025/hb-1455.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses"
description: "Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses; Provides mandatory minimum sentences for specified sexual offenses when committed by persons who have previously committed specified sexual offenses; provides requirements for such sentences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1455"
citation: "Florida HB 1455 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2025-135"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62965e59-2e05-42d3-90d8-fb6651a89025"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1455/ByCategory"
source_hash: "bf78070a02f8bc57f713e3a515c893cbd4b9632e81dce4c05e9f52272177622f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1455 (2025) — Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses

Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses; Provides mandatory minimum sentences for specified sexual offenses when committed by persons who have previously committed specified sexual offenses; provides requirements for such sentences.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-135.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1455 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1455/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1455 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1455/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1455 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1455/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1455 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1455/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Returning Messages — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Jacques — cosponsor (person)
- Maney — cosponsor (person)
- Yarkosky — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-28** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-04** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2025-03-05** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2025-03-24** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2025-03-26** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2025-03-26** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2025-03-26** CS Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-26** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
- **2025-03-28** Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
- **2025-04-01** Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
- **2025-04-01** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2025-04-04** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2025-04-08** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2025-04-08** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2025-04-08** CS Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-08** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2025-04-09** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2025-04-17** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
- **2025-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2025-04-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-24** In Messages
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Received `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2025-04-30** Substituted for CS/SB 716
- **2025-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Amendment(s) adopted (662944)
- **2025-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-30** In Messages
- **2025-05-01** Senate Message List
- **2025-05-01** Amendment 662944 Refuse to Concur
- **2025-05-01** Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede
- **2025-05-01** In returning messages
- **2025-05-01** Receded from 1 amendment(s) (662944)
- **2025-05-01** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2025-05-01** In Messages
- **2025-05-01** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-06-06** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-10** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Chapter No. 2025-135

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62965e59-2e05-42d3-90d8-fb6651a89025`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).