Bills signed to stop predators
News Service of Florida
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On Wednesday, April 10, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed five bills, including legislation that he said will help curb online “grooming” of children. One of the bills (HB 1545) will increase criminal penalties for any adult who engages “in a pattern of verbal or written communication to a minor that includes explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual activity, sexual conduct or sexual excitement and that is harmful to minors.