2026 Regular Session
SB1540
Crimes and punishments; creating felony offense related to child abuse. Effective date.
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Adds the crime of grooming to the list of Class B6 crimes. A person convicted of this crime shall be guilty of a felony and subject to a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and/or a maximum fine of $10,000.00.
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 17, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
7 yea–1 nay
Committee referrals
February 17, 2026 · Senate
Appropriations
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Logan
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Jett
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Senate Coauthored by Senator McIntosh
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Guthrie
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Grellner
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Deevers
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
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Senate Coauthored by Representative West (Kevin) (principal House author)
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
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Senate Authored by Senator Bullard
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Senate First Reading