2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0572: Dangerous Dogs

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as the "Pam Rock Act"; requiring certain dog owners to securely confine their dogs in a proper enclosure; requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring that certain dogs not impounded with the animal control authority be confined in a proper enclosure by the owner; requiring the owner of a dog classified as a dangerous dog to obtain dangerous dog liability insurance coverage and provide proof of such insurance to a certain animal control authority, etc.

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Bill History

2/10/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/24/2025
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/3/2025
Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Senate
3/4/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/1/2025
CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/3/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/3/2025
CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Senate
4/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
4/23/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
Senate
4/23/2025
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #875208

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/22/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
4/1/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Agriculture
3/3/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jay Collins
Jay Collins
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/23/202531.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/2/202529.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/10/202533.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/23/2025214.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/21/2025165.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025162.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025161.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/3/2025154.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/28/2025154.4 KB