Bill Summary

SB 572 Dangerous Dogs (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Collins Co Sponsors: Wright CS Sponsors: Judiciary, Fiscal Policy
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Summary
Dangerous Dogs; 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. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Agriculture
   S Judiciary
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
02/10/25
SENATE
Filed
02/20/25
SENATE
Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
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 Judiciary
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 S
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/02/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/03/25
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
04/17/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 K
04/22/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/23/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/23/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/23/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
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bill text & filed amendments
0572
Filed on 02/10/25
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Amendment 875208
Collins
Filed on 04/01/25
Replaced by CS
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0572C1
Filed on 04/02/25
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Amendment 825270
Collins
Filed on 04/21/25
Replaced by CS
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0572C2
Filed on 04/23/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
767.01
767.1
767.11
767.12
767.13
767.135
767.136
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