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CS/SB 2: Greyhound Racing Injuries

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Sobel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Clemens ; Richter ; Sachs ; Simmons ; Gardiner ; Abruzzo ; Altman ; Bean ; Benacquisto ; Bradley ; Brandes ; Braynon ; Bullard ; Dean ; Detert ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Evers ; Flores ; Galvano ; Garcia ; Grimsley ; Hays ; Hukill ; Joyner ; Latvala ; Lee ; Legg ; Margolis ; Montford ; Negron ; Ring ; Simpson ; Smith ; Soto ; Stargel ; Thompson

Greyhound Racing Injuries; Citing this act as the “Victoria Q. Gaetz Racing Greyhound Protection Act;” requiring injuries to racing greyhounds to be reported on a form adopted by the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation within a certain timeframe; exempting injuries to certain animals from reporting requirements, etc. APPROPRIATION: $62,517

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/16/2014 Senate • Filed
1/8/2015 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy -SJ 35
1/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/21/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
1/21/2015 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 158
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 158
2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/19/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/19/2015 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 160
2/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/23/2015 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 160
2/25/2015 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/15
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 35
• CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 148
• Read 2nd time -SJ 5
• Read 3rd time -SJ 5
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 5
• Immediately certified -SJ 7
3/3/2015 House • In Messages
4/28/2015 House • Died in Messages