Dangerous Dogs; Citing this act as the “Pam Rock Act”; requiring certain dog owners to securely confine their dogs in a proper enclosure; 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 that certain dogs not impounded with the animal control authority be confined in a proper enclosure by the owner; requiring the owner of a dog classified as a dangerous dog to obtain dangerous dog liability insurance coverage and provide proof of such insurance to a certain animal control authority, etc.
Read 2nd time
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 593 (Ch. 2025-61)
Substituted CS/HB 593
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Now in Fiscal Policy
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Introduced
Now in Judiciary
Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 572 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 572 c1 | PDF HTML |
| S 572 c2 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 875208 - Amendment to S 572 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (4/24/2025 4:20 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (4/21/2025 10:51 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (4/3/2025 2:20 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (3/31/2025 3:02 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Agriculture (Post-Meeting) (3/3/2025 5:01 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) (2/28/2025 3:21 PM) |
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