HB 593

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Apr 23, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 28, 2025
  • Signed by Governor May 21, 2025

Dangerous Dogs

Bill Subjects

Torts

Abstract

Dangerous Dogs; Requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring the owner of a dog subject to a dangerous dog investigation to provide certain information to an animal control authority; requiring an animal shelter, a humane organization, or certain animal control agencies to provide specified information to potential adopters; revising the conditions under which an owner is authorized to exercise a dangerous dog; revising the civil penalty for violations; providing criminal penalties for persons who resist or obstruct an animal control authority, etc.

Bill Sponsors (11)

Votes


Actions


May 22, 2025

Florida Legislature

Chapter No. 2025-61

May 21, 2025

Florida Legislature

Approved by Governor

May 16, 2025

Florida Legislature

Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

Apr 30, 2025

House

CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

House

Amendment 874468 Concur

House

Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

House

Senate Message List

Apr 28, 2025

Senate

Amendment(s) adopted (874468)

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Substituted for CS/CS/SB 572

Senate

Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

Senate

Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

House

In Messages

Senate

CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

Senate

Read 3rd time

Apr 23, 2025

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

House

Placed on 3rd reading

Senate

Received

Senate

Referred to Fiscal Policy

Senate

In Messages

House

CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

House

Read 3rd time

House

Read 2nd time

Apr 17, 2025

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

House

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

House

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

House

Bill released to House Calendar

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)

Apr 15, 2025

House

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

Apr 08, 2025

House

Now in State Affairs Committee

House

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

House

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

Apr 04, 2025

House

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

Mar 21, 2025

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

House

Now in Judiciary Committee

House

Referred to Judiciary Committee

Mar 20, 2025

House

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

House

CS Filed

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

Mar 19, 2025

House

Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

Mar 17, 2025

House

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

Mar 04, 2025

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Feb 19, 2025

House

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

House

Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

House

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Feb 13, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
H 593 Filed PDF
H 593 c1 PDF
H 593 e1 PDF
H 593 er PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
874468 - Amendment (Delete All) to H 593 c1 PDF HTML
523207 - Strike All Amendment to H 593 Filed PDF
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/8/2025 4:15 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/17/2025 2:57 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/22/2025 1:53 PM) PDF

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