An Arizona congressman is putting convicted predators on notice after the House unanimously backed a bill designed to prevent abusers from dragging their victims back into court years after their crimes. End the revolving door," Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., wrote on X after the House passed Kayleigh’s Law.
"When a predator is convicted, the court issues a lifetime no-contact order," he added. "Not until probation ends. Not until some judge decides he’s ‘moved on.’ For life." Hamadeh told Fox News Digital that the legislation would deliver permanent protection to survivors of federal sex crimes and violent felonies by requiring courts to issue lifetime no-contact injunctions against convicted offenders.
TRUMP SIGNS HAWLEY MEASURE ADDING 200 CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATORS IN LARGEST CRACKDOWN EFFORT YET "This is a common-sense type of bill where we’re supporting victims, and we’re prioritizing victims over criminals," Hamadeh said. The Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026, introduced by Hamadeh as H.R. 8481, passed the House with unanimous support Monday and now heads to the Senate. The legislation is named after Kayleigh Kozak, an Arizona mother of five who was sexually abused as a child and later forced to return to court when her abuser sought to have a no-contact protection lifted.
Hamadeh said Kozak was hauled back into court 13 years after the abuse, and then had to return again when the man made another attempt the following year. CALIFORNIA DEMS TRIGGER OUTRAGE AFTER SIDING WITH CONVICTED CHILD SEX OFFENDERS IN SHOCKING VOTE "Can you imagine that you have to sit across the room from this man?" Hamadeh said. "That’s something a victim should never have to do." The federal bill would prohibit an offender from contacting the victim directly or indirectly for the rest of the offender’s life, even after prison, probation or supervised release ends.
"When you abuse a child, or you sexually abuse a child, or if you commit a violent offense against them, you should never have to interact with that person ever in their lives," Hamadeh said. Kozak’s fight for permanent protections grew out of her own experience with Joshua Jacobsen, a former teacher and soccer coach who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and luring a minor for sexual exploitation. Kozak was 12 years old and one of his students when the abuse occurred, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
NEWSOM-BACKED LAW LETS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILD RAPIST SEEK EARLY RELEASE AGAIN AS DA URGES 'STOP THE MADNESS' Jacobsen was sentenced to six months in jail and lifetime probation. Nearly two decades later, he asked a Maricopa County judge to end that probation, arguing that his conduct over the previous 18 years showed he had reformed and was ready to "move on," the outlet reported. Kozak returned to court to oppose his request.
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