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ID S1239

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary and Rules Committee

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "daycare" to include facilities that are licensed OR zoned, permitted, or approved by a city or county for use as a daycare, rather than only licensed daycares

  • Registered sex offenders are prohibited from being on school or daycare premises, loitering within 500 feet, using school/daycare transportation, or residing within 500 feet of these properties when children under 18 are present

  • Exceptions allow registered sex offenders to access school/daycare grounds for voting, mail pickup, dropping off/picking up their own children, attending school events for their children, or making deliveries—with prior written permission required annually

  • Technical corrections replace outdated language ("upon" to "on," "under" to "pursuant to," "the age of" to "of age," "child" to "child's")

  • Declared an emergency measure with an effective date of July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “daycare.”

SEX OFFENDERS

Last Action

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Rules and Administration2/10/2026
Judiciary and Rules1/29/2026

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