Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis just keeps racking up the wins. On Wednesday, Governor DeSantis signed five bills into law, all of which are intended to crack down on sexual predators. These laws are designed to increase penalties for sex crimes, adjust guidelines for sexual offender registration, increase training for law enforcement on dealing with domestic situations, and crack down on methods used by sexual predators to "groom" children.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed several bills into law Wednesday that intend to crack down on the ability of sexual predators to "groom" children, or lure potential victims, over the internet. The bills also increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to combat and penalize these predators and child molesters.

"In Florida, we stand for the wellbeing and innocence of our children," DeSantis said at the Urban StillHouse in St. Petersburg, just after 10:45 a.m. He said the five pieces of legislation that he signed shortly after his remarks — HB 1131, HB 1235, HB 1545, HB 305 and SB 1224 — were designed "to ensure those who do children harm are held accountable."

"We have to step in, and we have to protect them," the governor added.

These laws come on the heels of Florida's crackdown on retail theft, in which Governor DeSantis signed into law Florida's HB 549, which increased penalties for shoplifting and theft of parcels left on doorsteps, or "porch piracy."

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The new laws include:

• HB 1131 - creates online sting operations to protect children and a grant program within Florida’s law enforcement to facilitate these operations.
• HB 1235 - creates stricter guidelines for sexual offender registration, such as ending loopholes where offenders stay in an area but are registered in another.
• SB 1224 - strengthens and implements training for law enforcement for domestic violence situations, such as requiring the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for a child at the earliest possible time. The bill also creates a lethality assessment to determine if a victim has a higher risk of suffering violence.
• HB 305 - expands evidence that can be brought in child sex abuse cases, such as allowing the out-of-court statements child victims make to be admissible in certain circumstances.
• HB 1545 — Increases child exploitation offenses; creates the offense of harmful communication to a minor and adds enforceability against those who talk with minors about sexual conduct.

SB 1224, also known as the Gabby Petito domestic violence law, was in response to an incident where a 22-year-old woman was killed in an apparent act of domestic violence.

Petito, who lived in North Port with fiance Brian Laundrie, was a 22-year-old travel vlogger. Laundrie reportedly killed her while on a cross-country road trip in 2021. Her disappearance fueled intense interest across the nation and spurred a search for Laundrie, who later died by suicide.

It should be noted that Florida is one of the most popular destinations for Americans fleeing other jurisdictions.

An increasing number of Americans today view crime as a serious issue, and sex crimes and crimes against children are particularly egregious. Florida is setting a pattern here that, if successful, should serve as an example to the other states — especially the border states, where human trafficking has become an issue of great concern.