FailedFiled Dec 9, 2025
Sponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Latest Action
Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 656 (Ch. 2026-96)
Mar 11, 2026
Summary
The bill sets up a grant program that gives local police agencies money to run online sting operations against child predators and creates a dedicated funding pool for state‑recognized Internet Crimes Against Children task forces. It specifies that grant funds can cover overtime, travel, training, hardware and software, and requires 80% of appropriated money to go to the task forces and 20% to the Department of Law Enforcement. The measure was laid on the table and did not pass.
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