SB 119 IN

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Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer. Adds entering a facility or location holding an event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age by a serious sex offender to the crime of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender. Renames the offense of "inappropriate communication with a child" to "sexual grooming", and provides (in addition to the current elements of the offense) that a person commits the offense if the person engages in a pattern of repeated or continuous contact with an individual whom the person believes to be a child less than 14 years of age, with the intent to condition the individual to be less resistant to future sexual conduct or sexual activity. Specifies that "computer network" includes cellular telephones.

• Dan Dernulc Republican · author
• Rick Niemeyer Republican · author
• Liz Brown Republican · author
• Julie Olthoff Republican · sponsor

1. Dec 9, 2025 Authored by Senator Dernulc · upper
2. Dec 9, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
4. Jan 22, 2026 Senators Clark, Pol added as coauthors · upper
5. Jan 22, 2026 Senator Niemeyer added as second author · upper
6. Jan 26, 2026 Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
7. Jan 26, 2026 Senator Brown L added as third author · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
9. Jan 27, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Olthoff · upper
10. Jan 27, 2026 Cosponsor: Representative Bartlett · upper
11. Jan 27, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 46, nays 0 · upper
12. Jan 27, 2026 Senator Young M added as coauthor · upper
13. Jan 28, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
14. Jan 28, 2026 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
15. Jan 28, 2026 Representative Cash added as cosponsor · lower
16. Jan 29, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
18. Feb 23, 2026 Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
20. Feb 23, 2026 Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 339: yeas 98, nays 0 · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Motion to concur filed · upper
24. Feb 25, 2026 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Senator Doriot added as coauthor · upper
26. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
27. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
28. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
29. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
30. Mar 5, 2026 Public Law 111 · upper