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CS/SB 494: Aggravated Animal Cruelty

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Leek ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Rodriguez

Aggravated Animal Cruelty; Citing this act as "Dexter’s Law"; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of certain individuals who have violated specified animal cruelty provisions; providing a sentencing multiplier for specified offenses of aggravated animal cruelty, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 255 (Ch. 2025-102) -SJ 605
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/5/2025 Senate • Filed
2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
4/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
4/11/2025 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
4/17/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/22/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
4/23/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
4/29/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 605
• Substituted CS/HB 255 -SJ 605
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 255 (Ch. 2025-102) -SJ 605