Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Weekly update for February 24, 2026. This is recording number 356 Dear Members and Advocates, This week, we bring you the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let’s start with the bad news… CS/HB 45 sailed through the House Judiciary Committee today. It was not unexpected. If you watched the hearing, you could tell that many votes were locked in before
Read moreAuthorities must weigh whether a sex offender convicted in other states committed a crime similar to a Megan’s Law offense before forcing them to register under the law in New Jersey, an appellate court found Monday. The ruling, which ordered two cases in Secaucus and Union City reopened motions to dismiss and reversed a conviction in the Secaucus case, says
Read moreWhen lawmakers name bills after victims of tragedy—such as Megan’s Law or the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993—public support surges, but this emotional boost may come at the expense of sound policymaking, according to research published in the journal Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. The study examined whether eponymous bills—those named for victims—receive more public backing than identical
Read moreHB 45 is on the Agenda to be heard at the House Judiciary Committee meeting scheduled for 8:30 am Tuesday February 24th. This is the Final Call to Action: HB 45/SB 212 “Sexual Offenders” The Current House Bill 45 (as of Feb 20, 2026): Swimming Pool residency ban: Registrants with specified offenses involving those less than 16 years old which
Read moreU.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has introduced legislation that would bar registered citizens from entering federally funded shelters. It’s called the ‘Safe Shelters for Survivors Act of 2026’. The proposal overlooks a glaring and uncomfortable reality. A disproportionate share of the homeless population is made up of people on the registry — not because they choose homelessness, but because a
Read moreA disappointing decision came out of the Florida Supreme Court in the branded driver’s license Case. the Supreme Court of Florida declined to accept jurisdiction in Michael Crist v. State of Florida. The court’s order does not address the merits of Crist’s arguments. A denial of discretionary review simply means the Court chose not to hear the case — not
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