FL H1129

Requires manufacturers of tablets and smartphones manufactured on or after January 1, 2025, to include an automatically enabled content filter upon device activation in Florida that blocks material harmful to minors, with civil penalties up to $50,000 in aggregate and private causes of action allowing parents to recover up to $50,000 per violation in liquidated damages

Creates the criminal offense of "harmful communication with a minor" (s. 827.12), prohibiting adults 18 and older from knowingly engaging in patterns of explicit sexual communication with minors or using electronic devices to solicit minors to share nude images, punishable as a third-degree felony (second-degree if the victim is under 12)

Increases penalties for luring or enticing a child under 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for unlawful purposes from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony, with second or subsequent offenses and offenses by persons with prior sexual crime convictions elevated to second-degree felonies

Adds the new "harmful communication with a minor" offense (s. 827.12) to the list of qualifying offenses requiring registration as a sexual offender under ss. 943.0435, 944.606, and 944.607

Effective date of October 1, 2024, with reenactment of numerous cross-referenced statutes relating to sexual offender/predator registration, bail, probation, and other criminal justice provisions to incorporate the new qualifying offenses