H.B. 370: Sex Offender Oversight Amendments

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 24, 2026. This bill addresses oversight of sex offenders on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry.

• Defines terms
• Requires local law enforcement agencies to have specific responsibilities for certain sex offenders
• Revises definitions concerning a residence for purposes of the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry (registry)
• Requires the Department of Public Safety (department) to: create a monitoring program for sex offenders who are unable to provide a required residential address to the registry; delegate monitoring oversight responsibility to a local law enforcement agency or to the Division of Adult Probation and Parole; establish a process for a local law enforcement agency or the Division of Adult Probation and Parole to be notified of the need for an arrest warrant for certain sex offenders; and develop and provide an online training program for certain individuals who work with sex offenders
• Requires specific entities to coordinate with the department regarding the monitoring of, or seeking an arrest warrant for, certain sex offenders
• Requires a sex offender to comply with the monitoring program

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Karianne Lisonbee