republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2026/hb-245.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Pornography Terminology"
description: "Child Pornography Terminology; Replaces the term \"child pornography\" with the term \"child sexual abuse material\"; provides legislative intent and applicability, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 245"
citation: "Florida HB 245 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["crimes", "criminal procedure and corrections", "evidence", "judicial branch", "labor", "regulation of professions and occupations"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-18"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-10-22"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5762ea9c-7671-4d23-8df5-52c9a8c97538"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/245/ByCategory"
source_hash: "13a9756399d31c2137bcdd23551f1220f4d702458cf47c41cfd95ca05a4d1981"
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 245 (2026) — Child Pornography Terminology

Child Pornography Terminology; Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; provides legislative intent and applicability, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-18.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 245 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/245/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 245 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/245/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 245 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/245/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 245 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/245/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee) — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable — **21–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Gossett-Seidman — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
- Yarkosky — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-10-22** Filed `filing`
- **2025-10-28** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2025-11-10** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2025-11-18** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-11-18** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2025-11-18** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2025-11-18** CS Filed `filing`
- **2025-11-19** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-19** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-19** Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-01-23** Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- **2026-01-27** Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-27** Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- **2026-01-27** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2026-01-30** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2026-02-03** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2026-02-03** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-10** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
- **2026-02-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-17** In Messages
- **2026-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-02-26** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2026-03-03** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
- **2026-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** Amendment(s) adopted (963706)
- **2026-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** In Messages
- **2026-03-12** Added to Senate Message List
- **2026-03-12** Amendment 963706 Concur
- **2026-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Chapter No. 2026-18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5762ea9c-7671-4d23-8df5-52c9a8c97538`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).