FL S1196

Requires manufacturers of tablets and smartphones manufactured on or after January 1, 2025, to include a content filter enabled by default upon activation in Florida that blocks material harmful to minors, with civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation ($50,000 aggregate) and a private right of action allowing parents to recover up to $50,000 in liquidated damages per violation

Creates the criminal offense of "harmful communication with a minor," prohibiting adults 18 or older from engaging in explicit sexual communications with minors or soliciting minors to share nude images, punishable as a third-degree felony (second-degree felony if the victim is under 12)

Increases the penalty for luring or enticing a child under 12 into a structure for unlawful purposes from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony, and raises repeat offenses and offenses by those with prior sex crime convictions from third-degree felonies to second-degree felonies

Adds the new harmful communication offense (s. 827.12) to the sexual offender registry qualifying offenses, requiring persons convicted to register as sexual offenders under Florida law

Authorizes the Attorney General to enforce device filtering requirements through injunctions, civil penalties, subpoenas, and license revocation, while allowing parents to bring class action lawsuits against manufacturers for knowing and willful violations