2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
H0255: Aggravated Animal Cruelty
Legislative Summary
Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of certain individuals who have violated specified animal cruelty provisions; provides a sentencing multiplier for specified offenses of aggravated animal cruelty.
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Bill History
1/27/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/10/2025
Referred to Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/14/2025
Received
Senate
4/29/2025
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/29/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/29/2025
Substituted for CS/SB 494
Senate
4/29/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/29/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (687730)
Senate
4/29/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/29/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/29/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Senate Message List
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Amendment 687730 Concur
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/28/2025
Approved by Governor
5/29/2025
Chapter No. 2025-102
Amendments
Senate Floor Amendment #687730
4/25/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS#400
5/1/2025
112
Yea
0
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#4
4/29/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#75
4/9/2025
109
Yea
0
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Judiciary Committee
3/26/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Judiciary Committee
3/26/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/12/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/12/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Linda Chaney
Republican