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Superseded — its companion passed HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/CS/HB 931

Career Offender Registration
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SPONSOR
Judiciary Committee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Baker
FILED BY
Jessica Baker — District 17, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
10/1/2026
COMPANION
CS/SB 1332 — CS/CS/HB 931 was set aside and its companion carried the policy

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Career Offender Registration; Requires driver license or ID marking for career offender; specifies reporting location and required information for initial career offender registration; specifies manner in which information changes must be reported; revises information & documentation certain career offenders must provide to DHSMV; removes provision relating to career offender's registering at FDLE; specifies procedure for career offender to establish residence; requires annual reregistration; requires at least yearly verification of career offender information; revises provisions relating to career offender information & document sharing among law enforcement agencies, departments, & entities having custody of or supervising career offenders; revises provisions relating to removal of registration requirements; revises circumstances in which law enforcement may notify community of career offender or sexual predator in community; prohibits FDLE from publicly displaying information about vehicle owned by person who is not career offender; revises manner in which career offender addresses are verified & reported; revises provisions relating to failure to register, punishments, notice, & defenses; enhances penalty for assisting in career offender noncompliance; expands jurisdictions in which career offender may be prosecuted; requires law enforcement to notify community of sexual predator when career offender who is also sexual predator is in such community.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates annual in-person registration and broad data collection for career offenders.

Career offenders must report in person to the sheriff's office every year during their birthday month to update registration data. This creates a recurring, location-specific duty for every registered individual.

The bill lowers the threshold for a permanent residence to just 3 consecutive days. This means a brief stay in a new county can trigger a new registration requirement and a change of address.

Registration now requires detailed personal data, including employment details, vehicle VINs, phone numbers, and immigration documents. Failure to report any of these specific data points is a third-degree felony.

Driver's licenses and ID cards for career offenders under Department of Corrections supervision must display a specific statutory marking on the front. This makes their status visible to the public during routine identification checks.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Driver's License Marking for Career Offenders majors. 322.141(3)(c)

AIAdds a mandatory marking to the front of driver's licenses and ID cards for career offenders.

“the marking "775.261, F.S." This paragraph applies only while the person is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections.” bill text, line 185 →
§ 2 New Reporting Deadline for Career Offenders majors. 322.141(4)(b)

AIRequires career offenders to report to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles during their birth month for license updates.

“each career offender shall report to the department during the month of his or her birth in order to obtain an updated or renewed driver license or identification card” bill text, line 195 →
§ 3 Reduced Threshold for Permanent Residence majors. 775.261(2)(f)

AILowers the consecutive-day requirement for a permanent residence from 14 days to 3 days.

“abides, lodges, or resides for 3 or more consecutive days that is the person's home or other place where the person primarily lives”
§ 4 Expanded Definition of Temporary Residence majors. 775.261(2)(g)

AIBroadens temporary residence to include vacation, business, or personal travel destinations and reduces the aggregate day requirement from 14 to 3 days.

“including, but not limited to, vacation, business, or personal travel destinations in or out of this state, for 3 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar year” bill text, line 234 →
§ 5 New Transient Residence Category majors. 775.261(2)(i)

AICreates a new registration category for stays of 3 or more days in a county that are not permanent or temporary residences.

“lives, remains, or is located for the purpose of abiding, lodging, or residing for a period of 3 or more days in the aggregate during a calendar year” bill text, line 258 →
§ 6 Expanded Data Collection majors. 775.261(4)(b)

AIMandates collection of employment details, vehicle VINs, phone numbers, passport, immigration documents, and professional licenses at registration and reregistration.

“employment information, including occupation, business name, employment address, and telephone number” bill text, line 341 →
§ 7 Annual In-Person Reregistration majors. 775.261(8)(a)

AIRequires career offenders to report in person to the sheriff's office every year during their birthday month to update registration data.

“report in person each year during the month of the career offender's birthday to the sheriff's office” bill text, line 613 →
§ 8 Expanded Felony Penalties for Registration Failures majors. 775.261(13)(8)(a)

AIFailure to report specific data points is now a third-degree felony, and each failure is a separate offense.

“Each instance of failure to register or report changes to the required information specified in this paragraph constitutes a separate offense.” bill text, line 836 →
TIMELINE
3/11/2026
Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1332 (Ch. 2026-151 )
2/25/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/25/2026
Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
2/19/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/11/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/11/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
2/10/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/10/2026
CS Filed
2/10/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/10/2026
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2/10/2026
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2/6/2026
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/29/2026
Now in Judiciary Committee
1/29/2026
Referred to Judiciary Committee
1/28/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/28/2026
CS Filed
1/28/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
1/28/2026
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/28/2026
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/26/2026
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to Judiciary Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Budget Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/29/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 322.141
+94 / −0
s. 775.261
+3247 / −866
s. 944.608
+1524 / −40
s. 944.609
+221 / −17
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