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SB 1692 — Material that is Harmful to Minors

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This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Material that is 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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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 By Senator McClain 9-00535A-25 20251692__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to material that is harmful to minors;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 By the Committee on Criminal Justice;
amending s.
and Senator McClain 591-02558-25 20251692c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to material that is harmful to minors;
847.001, F.S.;
amending 1006.28, F.S.;
revising the definition of the term “harmful to minors”;
defining the term “harmful to minors”;
amending s.
1006.28, F.S.;
reenacting ss.
847.012(3), 847.0134(1), 847.0138(2) and (3), and 847.0141(1), F.S., relating to harmful materials and the prohibition against the sale or distribution to minors or using minors in a production, the prohibition against adult entertainment establishments that display, sell, or distribute materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school, the prohibition against transmission to a minor of material harmful to minors by electronic device or equipment, and sexting and related prohibited acts, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
847.001, F.S., in references thereto;
Subsection (7) of section 847.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1006.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read 1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school superintendent;
847.001 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials.— (1) DEFINITIONS.— (a) As used in this section, the term:
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“Adequate instructional materials” means a sufficient number of student or site licenses or sets of materials that are available in bound, unbound, kit, or package form and may consist of hardbacked or softbacked textbooks, electronic content, consumables, learning laboratories, manipulatives, electronic media, and computer courseware or software that serve as the basis for instruction in the core subject areas of mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, reading, and literature.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ (7) “Harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 591-02558-25 20251692c1 2.
(a) Predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest;
“Harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it:
(b) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors;
a.
and (c) Taken as a whole, is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.
Predominantly appeals to prurient, shameful, or morbid interest;
This paragraph does not apply to such reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation in an educational setting or to a determination made by an employee of any kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or secondary school, whether public or private, with regard to such material if the material is possessed by a person with the intent to send, sell, distribute, exhibit, represent, or display it to a minor and is not part of an approved instructional or library material.
and b.
A mother’s breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance “harmful to minors.” Section 2.
Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors.
Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1006.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3.2.
1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school superintendent;
“Instructional materials” has the same meaning as in s.
and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials.— (2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.—The district school board has Page 2 of 11 CODING:
1006.29(2).
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“Library media center” means any collection of books, ebooks, periodicals, or videos maintained and accessible on the site of a school, including in classrooms.
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance with the requirements of this part.
(b) As used in this section and s.
1006.283, the term “resident” means a person who has maintained his or her residence in this state for the preceding year, has purchased a home that is occupied by him or her as his or her residence, or has established a domicile in this state pursuant to s.
222.17.
(c) As used in this section and ss.
1006.283, 1006.32, 1006.35, 1006.37, 1006.38, 1006.40, and 1006.42, the term “purchase” includes purchase, lease, license, and acquire.
(2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.—The district school board has the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance with the requirements of this part.
adoption.—Adopt courses of study, including instructional materials, for use in the schools of the district.
adoption.—Adopt courses of study, including instructional materials, for use in the schools of the Page 2 of 8 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 591-02558-25 20251692c1 district.
1006.40(3)(c) if it was selected for use in Page 3 of 11 CODING:
1006.40(3)(c) if it was selected for use in a course or otherwise made available to students in the school district but was not subject to the public notice, review, comment, and hearing procedures under s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ a course or otherwise made available to students in the school district but was not subject to the public notice, review, comment, and hearing procedures under s.
Any material used in a classroom, made available in a school or classroom library, or included on a reading list contains content which:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 591-02558-25 20251692c1 contains content which:
(II) Depicts or describes sexual conduct as defined in s.
(II) Is considered harmful to minors as defined by this section or depicts or describes sexual conduct as defined in s.
(A) Upon receipt of an objection under this sub-sub- subparagraph regarding material that depicts or describes sexual conduct, the material must be removed within 5 school days;
(A) Upon receipt of an objection under this sub-sub- subparagraph regarding material that is harmful to minors, the material must be removed within 5 school days;
Upon finding that a district has failed to comply with these requirements, the State Board of Education shall provide written notice of noncompliance to the district;
Upon finding that a district has failed to comply with these requirements, the State Board of Education must provide written notice of noncompliance to the district and require the district to submit a corrective action plan within 30 days after receiving such notice;
may withhold the transfer of state funds, Page 4 of 11 CODING:
may withhold the transfer of state funds, discretionary grant funds, discretionary lottery funds, or any other funds specified by the Legislature until the school district complies with the requirements;
and may impose additional sanctions or Page 4 of 8 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ discretionary grant funds, discretionary lottery funds, or any other funds specified by the Legislature until the school district complies with the requirements;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 591-02558-25 20251692c1 requirements as conditions for the continued receipt of state funds;
shall require the district to submit a corrective action plan within 30 days after receiving notice of noncompliance;
and may impose additional sanctions or requirements as conditions for the continued receipt of state funds;
or that any other material contains prohibited content under sub-sub-subparagraph b.(I), the school Page 5 of 11 CODING:
or that any other material contains prohibited content under sub-sub-subparagraph b.(I), the school district shall discontinue use of the material.
If the district school board finds that any other material contains prohibited content under sub-sub-subparagraphs b.(II)-(IV), the school district shall discontinue use of the material for any grade level or age group for which such use is inappropriate or Page 5 of 8 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ district shall discontinue use of the material.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 591-02558-25 20251692c1 unsuitable.
If the district school board finds that any other material contains prohibited content under sub-sub-subparagraphs b.(II)-(IV), the school district shall discontinue use of the material for any grade level or age group for which such use is inappropriate or unsuitable.
Meetings of committees convened for the purpose of Page 6 of 11 CODING:
Meetings of committees convened for the purpose of ranking, eliminating, or selecting instructional materials for recommendation to the district school board must be noticed and open to the public in accordance with s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ ranking, eliminating, or selecting instructional materials for recommendation to the district school board must be noticed and open to the public in accordance with s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 591-02558-25 20251692c1 5.
Section 3.
Section 2.
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For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 1006.28, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights.— (1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with Page 7 of 8 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ made by this act to section 847.001, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 847.012, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1692 591-02558-25 20251692c1 parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system.
847.012 Harmful materials;
sale or distribution to minors or using minors in production prohibited;
penalty.— (3) A person may not knowingly sell, rent, or loan for monetary consideration to a minor:
(a) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, videocassette, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity or sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors;
or (b) Any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or sound recording that contains any matter defined in s.
847.001, explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, or sexual conduct and that is harmful to minors.
Section 4.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 847.001, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 847.0134, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
847.0134 Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school.— (1) Except for those establishments that are legally operating or have been granted a permit from a local government to operate as adult entertainment establishments on or before July 1, 2001, an adult entertainment establishment that sells, Page 8 of 11 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ rents, loans, distributes, transmits, shows, or exhibits any obscene material, as described in s.
847.0133, or presents live entertainment or a motion picture, slide, or other exhibit that, in whole or in part, depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, sexual bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and that is harmful to minors, as described in s.
847.001, may not be located within 2,500 feet of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school, middle school, or secondary school unless the county or municipality approves the location under proceedings as provided in s.
125.66(5) for counties or s.
166.041(3)(c) for municipalities.
Section 5.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 847.001, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsections (2) and (3) of section 847.0138, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
847.0138 Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment prohibited;
penalties.— (2) Notwithstanding ss.
847.012 and 847.0133, any person who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s.
847.001, to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
775.082, s.
775.083, or s.
775.084.
(3) Notwithstanding ss.
847.012 and 847.0133, any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s.
847.001, to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony Page 9 of 11 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
775.082, s.
775.083, or s.
775.084.
The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription- based transmissions such as list servers.
Section 6.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 847.001, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 847.0141, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
847.0141 Sexting;
prohibited acts;
penalties.— (1) A minor commits the offense of sexting if he or she knowingly:
(a) Uses a computer, or any other device capable of electronic data transmission or distribution, to transmit or distribute to another minor any photograph or video of any person which depicts nudity, as defined in s.
847.001, and is harmful to minors, as defined in s.
847.001.
(b) Possesses a photograph or video of any person that was transmitted or distributed by another minor which depicts nudity, as defined in s.
847.001, and is harmful to minors, as defined in s.
847.001.
A minor does not violate this paragraph if all of the following apply:
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The minor did not solicit the photograph or video.
2.
The minor took reasonable steps to report the photograph or video to the minor’s legal guardian or to a school or law enforcement official.
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The minor did not transmit or distribute the photograph or video to a third party.
Section 7.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1692 9-00535A-25 20251692__ made by this act to section 1006.28, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights.— (1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system.
Section 8.
Section 3.
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The bill revises the definition of 'harmful to minors' and establishes new objection processes for instructional materials in schools.

  • Section 1006.28

    2. “Harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it: a. Predominantly appeals to prurient, shameful, or morbid interest; and b. Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors.

    The bill introduces a definition for 'harmful to minors', setting specific criteria for what constitutes such material.

  • Section 1006.28

    A resident of the county who is not the parent or guardian of a student with access to school district materials may not object to more than one material per month.

    The bill limits non-parent residents' objections to one material per month.

  • Section 1006.28

    Upon receipt of an objection under this sub-sub-subparagraph regarding material that is harmful to minors, the material must be removed within 5 school days; the material must remain unavailable throughout the objection review process; and the school board may not consider potential literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as a basis for retaining the material.

    Materials deemed harmful to minors must be immediately removed upon objection and stay unavailable until review, without consideration for their literary or artistic value.

Action History

  1. Died in Education Pre-K - 12

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

  4. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  5. Now in Education Pre-K - 12

  6. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  7. CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 3

  8. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  9. Introduced

  10. Referred to Criminal Justice; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules

  11. Filed

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Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Democrat 0200
No Party Affiliation 0100
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
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Bernard, Mack Democrat Nay
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Nay
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Nay
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1692 do?
Material that is 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.
Who sponsors SB 1692?
SB 1692 is sponsored by McClain, Stan (Republican) and Criminal Justice.
What is the current status of SB 1692?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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