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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 777: Offenses Involving Children

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 777 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Offenses Involving Children. Primary sponsor: Rachel Plakon (Republican), Judiciary Committee. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-132.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Offenses Involving Children; Provides that ignorance of victim's age, misrepresentation of victim's age, & bona fide belief concerning victim's age are not defenses to certain offenses in which victim's age is an element of offense; provides an exception; revises age of victim involved in luring or enticing offenses; prohibits a person from luring or enticing victim out of a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful purpose, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel PlakonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Doug BanksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Mike RedondoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Meg WeinbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Taylor YarkoskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter No. 2025-132
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  6. Amendment 871024 Concur
  7. Senate Message List
  8. In Messages
  9. CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Amendment(s) adopted (871024)
  12. Read 2nd time

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source