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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1692

Materials Harmful to Minors
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SPONSOR
McClain
FILED BY
Stan McClain — District 9, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice
OFFICIAL RECORD
flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1692

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Materials Harmful to Minors; Defining the term “harmful to minors”; revising the list of materials used in a classroom which are subject to the objection process by parents or residents, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Expands parent objection rights and adds state funding penalties for noncompliance.

Schools must remove materials deemed harmful to minors within five days of a parent objection.

The State Board of Education can withhold state funds from districts that fail to comply with removal requirements.

New definition of "harmful to minors" allows objections to materials depicting nudity or sexual conduct.

Districts cannot retain harmful materials based on their literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 New Definition of Harmful to Minors majors. 1006.28(1)(a)

AIAdds a legal standard for content that is predominantly prurient and patently offensive to adults regarding minors.

“"Harmful to minors" means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity,sexual” bill text, line 30 →
§ 2 Expanded Objection Triggers majors. 1006.28(2)(b)(II)

AIAllows parents or residents to object to materials that are harmful to minors, not just those that are pornographic.

“Is harmful to minors; (III) Depicts or describes sexual conduct as defined in s. 847.001(19), unless such material is specifically authorized as part of a health education course” bill text, line 90 →
§ 3 Mandatory Removal and No Literary Value Defense majors. 1006.28(2)(b)

AIRequires removal of materials deemed harmful to minors within 5 days and forbids using literary or artistic value as a reason to keep them.

“The school district may not consider potential literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as a basis for retaining the material if it contains material harmful to minors.” bill text, line 112 →
§ 4 State Board Audits and Funding Sanctions majors. 1006.28(2)(b)

AIRequires the State Board of Education to audit districts for compliance and allows withholding state funds if a district fails to comply.

“The State Board of Education shall monitor district compliance with the requirements of sub-sub-subparagraphs b.(I), (II), and (III) through regular audits and reporting.” bill text, line 130 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Criminal Justice
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Criminal Justice; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
1/9/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1006.28
+257 / −28
s. 1006.28
+0 / −0
s. 1014.05
+0 / −0