Criminal Justice
Primary
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.
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 255 (Ch. 2025-102)
Substituted CS/HB 255
Read 2nd time
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Now in Fiscal Policy
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Introduced
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 494 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 494 c1 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 207354 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 494 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (4/23/2025 10:59 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (4/21/2025 10:50 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) (4/10/2025 7:42 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) (4/9/2025 10:14 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (3/26/2025 5:19 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) (3/24/2025 1:01 PM) |
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