Bill Summary

SB 150 Abandoning Restrained Dogs During Natural Disasters (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Gaetz Co Sponsors: Arrington, Ávila, Davis, García, Ingoglia CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Abandoning Restrained Dogs During Natural Disasters; Citing this act as “Trooper’s Law”; providing criminal penalties for restraining a dog outside during a natural disaster and thereafter abandoning the dog, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Agriculture
   S Rules
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Actions
01/07/25
SENATE
Filed
01/24/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Agriculture; Rules
02/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 S
02/11/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/12/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/13/25
SENATE
Now in Agriculture
02/24/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 301 S
03/03/25
SENATE
Favorable by Agriculture; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/04/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 K
03/12/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 25 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/17/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
03/19/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (376058); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
03/19/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/19/25
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bill text & filed amendments
0150
Filed on 01/07/25
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Amendment 190218 DE
Gaetz
Filed on 02/10/25
Replaced by CS
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0150C1
Filed on 02/12/25
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Amendment 376058 DE
Gaetz
Filed on 03/18/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0150E1
Filed on 03/19/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
828.13
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