CS/HB 473 (2018) -  Animal Welfare

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Leek and Brodeur (CO-SPONSORS) Asencio; Clemons; Geller; Gonzalez; Gruters; Henry; Jenne; Killebrew; Massullo; McClain; Olszewski; Payne; Plasencia; Santiago; Silvers; Slosberg-King
Animal Welfare: Requires certain entities taking in lost or stray dogs or cats to adopt written policies & procedures to ensure every them to owners; provides requirements for such policies & procedures; requires that specified records be available to public; designates portion of act "Ponce's Law"; revises classification of certain animal cruelty offenses; authorizes court to prohibit violators from owning animals.
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1576 Subject: Animal Welfare Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 823 Subject: Lost or Stray Dogs or Cats Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 952 Subject: Cruelty to Animals Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 793213 , Leek (JDC) Date Filed: 01/24/18, Line#: 12 House(c): Adopted 01/25/2018 04:57 PM
    • A 678763 , Slosberg-King (JDC) Date Filed: 01/24/18, Line#: 57 House(c): Withdrawn 01/25/2018 04:57 PM
    • A 860967 , Leek (JDC) Date Filed: 01/24/18, Line#: 78 House(c): Adopted 01/25/2018 04:57 PM
    • A 222645 , Brodeur (JDC) Date Filed: 01/24/18, Line#: 79 House(c): Withdrawn 01/25/2018 04:57 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/27/2018 10:23:04 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/23/2018 4:15:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/25/2018 8:04:10 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/23/2018 6:21:15 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/19/2018 8:47:12 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/16/2018 5:20:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 12/6/2017 2:10:52 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 11/30/2017 1:41:12 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 01/29/2018 - 2:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 01/29/2018 - 2:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/26/2018 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/26/2018 - 8:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/26/2018 - 8:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 01/25/2018 - 8:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee Time: 01/25/2018 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 01/23/2018 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 01/19/2018 - 8:41 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/19/2018 - 8:41 AM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/18/2018 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/16/2018 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 12/06/2017 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/06/2017 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/06/2017 - 12:02 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 11/29/2017 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/08/2017 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 10/27/2017 - 3:21 PM Member: Leek Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
823.151 HB 823, CS/CS/SB 1576
828.12 SB 86, SB 952, CS/CS/SB 1576
921.0022 CS/SB 8, CS/CS/HB 21, HB 101, CS/CS/CS/HB 165, SB 178, HB 209, HB 211, CS/CS/SB 310, CS/CS/HB 459, SB 490, SB 546, CS/SB 570, SB 588, HB 621, CS/CS/HB 713, HB 719, HB 733, SB 742, CS/HB 833, CS/SB 928, SB 952, SB 956, SB 1040, SB 1102, HB 1159, CS/SB 1214, CS/CS/SB 1218, CS/CS/SB 1220, SB 1236, CS/CS/SB 1576, SB 1688, CS/SB 1886, CS/HB 7017, CS/SB 7026, HB 7089