Florida House Bill 851 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 1 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-01 - Chapter No. 2013-245
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Specifies that person who commits multiple acts of animal cruelty against one animal or acts of animal cruelty against multiple animals may be charged with separate offense for each such act of animal cruelty; specifies that person who owns or has custody or control of any animal & fails to act commits aggravated animal cruelty if certain injuries or death result; prohibits specific acts relating to dyeing or artificially coloring certain animals; prohibit selling, offering for sale, or giving away as merchandising premiums specified fowl or rabbits to be used as pets, toys, or retail premiums; provides exceptions; including illegal animal fighting or baiting as offense within definition of "racketeering activity" for purposes of Florida RICO Act.

Animal Cruelty

Rep. Dwight Dudley [D]	Rep. Katie Edwards [D]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]	Sen. Gayle Harrell [R]
Rep. Larry Metz [R]	Rep. Marlene O'Toole [R]	Rep. Jimmy Patronis [R]	Rep. Raymond Pilon [R]
Sen. Linda Stewart [D]	Sen. Victor Torres [D]	House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D]

2013-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#44 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-04-17 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#128 (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-01		Chapter No. 2013-245
2013-06-28		Approved by Governor
2013-06-17		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2013-04-29	House	Ordered enrolled
2013-04-26	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
2013-04-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2013-04-25	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-25	Senate	Read 2nd time
2013-04-25	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 504
2013-04-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2013-04-25	Senate	Withdrawn from Agriculture; Criminal Justice
2013-04-23	Senate	Received
2013-04-19	Senate	Referred to Agriculture; Criminal Justice
2013-04-18	Senate	In Messages
2013-04-17	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
2013-04-17	House	Read 3rd time
2013-04-17	House	Amendment(s) adopted (624529)
2013-04-17	House	Read 2nd time
2013-04-15	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
2013-04-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-04-03	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2013-04-01	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/13, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2013-03-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2013-03-28	House	Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2013-03-26	House	On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2013-03-15	House	Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2013-03-13	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2013-03-13	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-03-12	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2013-03-08	House	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/13, 10:00 am, 404 HOB
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-02-28	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2013-02-18	House	Filed

S0504 (Similar To) 2013-04-25 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2013-245)
S0650 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2013-245)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
828	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
828	122		Amended Code	See Bill Text
828	1615		Amended Code	See Bill Text
828	27		Amended Code	See Bill Text
895	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/851
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/Amendment/354849/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/Amendment/624529/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/FloorVotes/5OblJyahGLunuvnqwQZyr0E51NM%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130417%2FHouseVote%5Fh0851c1128%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0851/FloorVotes/skPPSsNy3oerqlrpus42nS6cIcU%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130426%2FSenateVote%5Fh0851e1044%2EPDF