SC H3277

Prohibits registered sex offenders from having any contact with their own children under age 18, effective January 1, 2026

Allows the contact restriction to be lifted only after the offender completes at least six months of cognitive behavioral therapy and sex offense treatment, and a forensic psychologist declares their diagnoses are in remission

Bars courts from granting unsupervised visitation or custody of minor children to offenders still under contact restrictions

Requires any reunification visitation to follow U.S. Justice Department safety planning guidelines with clinical supervision

Mandates convicted sex offenders report names and addresses of their minor children to the court, and requires solicitors to inform non-offending parents of their legal rights and child safeguarding resources