Senate Bill 420 (2015) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 420: Animal Control

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Community Affairs ; Grimsley

Animal Control; Providing a procedure for adopting or humanely disposing of impounded stray livestock, except cattle, as an alternative to sale or auction; requiring a county animal control center to establish fees and be responsible for damages caused while impounding livestock; authorizing certain municipal animal control officers to take custody of an animal found neglected or cruelly treated or to order the owner of such an animal to provide certain care at the owner’s expense, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/15/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-18
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Agriculture (AG)
Community Affairs (CA)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/21/2015	Senate	• Filed
1/28/2015	Senate	• Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 60
2/9/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 02/16/15, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/16/2015	Senate	• Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 158
2/17/2015	Senate	• Now in Community Affairs -SJ 158
2/27/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/04/15, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/3/2015	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 60
3/12/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/17/15, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
3/17/2015	Senate	• CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
3/18/2015	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 222
3/19/2015	Senate	• Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 238 • Now in Appropriations
4/6/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/09/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2015	Senate	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 377
4/10/2015	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15
4/13/2015	Senate	• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 380
4/14/2015	Senate	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 422
4/22/2015	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 461 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/23/2015	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 572 • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 573
4/23/2015	House	• In Messages
4/24/2015	House	• Referred to Calendar -HJ 846 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15 • Received -HJ 846
4/27/2015	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 862 • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 627 -HJ 862 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2015	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 881 • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 881
4/28/2015	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 703
5/7/2015		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/14/2015		• Approved by Governor
5/15/2015		• Chapter No. 2015-18

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CS/CS/SB 420, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2015 at 12:35 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 627 (c2)	Animal Control	Sullivan, Pilon	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 420 (Ch. 2015-18) -HJ 862 Location: Laid on Table

Citations - Statutes (5)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
588.17	Disposition of impounded livestock.	Page 1 (pdf)
588.18	Livestock at large; fees.	Page 2 (pdf)
588.23	Right of owner.	Page 3 (pdf)
828.073	Animals found in distress; when agent may take charge; hearing; disposition; sale.	Page 3 (pdf)
828.27	Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty.	Page 8 (pdf)

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CS/CS/SB 420, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/10/2015 at 5:01 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 627 (c2)	Animal Control	Sullivan, Pilon	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 420 (Ch. 2015-18) -HJ 862 Location: Laid on Table

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/23/2015 1:53 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/28/2015 11:33 AM	House	117 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (5)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
588.17	Disposition of impounded livestock.	Page 1 (pdf)
588.18	Livestock at large; fees.	Page 2 (pdf)
588.23	Right of owner.	Page 3 (pdf)
828.073	Animals found in distress; when agent may take charge; hearing; disposition; sale.	Page 3 (pdf)
828.27	Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty.	Page 8 (pdf)

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CS/SB 420, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/18/2015 at 8:16 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2015 (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2015 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 627 (c2)	Animal Control	Sullivan, Pilon	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 420 (Ch. 2015-18) -HJ 862 Location: Laid on Table

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
658666 - Amendment Delete lines 80 - 211 and insert:	Appropriations (Grimsley)	4/7/2015 6:18 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/10/2015	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/9/2015 1:00 PM	Appropriations	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (5)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
588.17	Disposition of impounded livestock.	Page 1 (pdf)
588.18	Livestock at large; fees.	Page 2 (pdf)
588.23	Right of owner.	Page 3 (pdf)
828.073	Animals found in distress; when agent may take charge; hearing; disposition; sale.	Page 3 (pdf)
828.27	Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty.	Page 8 (pdf)

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SB 420, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2015 at 2:12 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2015 (pdf) Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2015 (pdf) Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/16/2015 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2015 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 627 (c1)	Animal Control	Sullivan, Pilon	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 420 (Ch. 2015-18) -HJ 862 Location: Laid on Table

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
560196 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Community Affairs (Dean)	3/16/2015 9:15 AM		Web Page PDF
195728 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (560196) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Community Affairs (Dean)	3/16/2015 4:06 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/17/2015	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
2/16/2015 4:00 PM	Agriculture	5 Yeas - 0 Nays
3/17/2015 9:00 AM	Community Affairs	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (7)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
588.17	Disposition of impounded livestock.	Page 2 (pdf)
588.18	Livestock at large; fees.	Page 5 (pdf)
588.20	Report of sale and disposition of proceeds.	Page 5 (pdf)
588.23	Right of owner.	Page 5 (pdf)
828.03	Agents of counties, societies, etc., may prosecute violators.	Page 6 (pdf)
828.073	Animals found in distress; when agent may take charge; hearing; disposition; sale.	Page 7 (pdf)
828.27	Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty.	Page 12 (pdf)

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