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IntroducedDec 01, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Animal Welfare; Creates offense of causing or enticing minor to commit, or in presence of minor committing, animal cruelty; requires court order minor who commits specified acts of animal cruelty to undergo psychological evaluation & receive counseling & treatment; requires parent, guardian, or state to pay for evaluation, counseling, & treatment; authorizes court to hold parent or guardian in contempt; requires FDLE to post on website information relating to individuals convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; specifies time periods for posting information; requires department develop procedure for person to petition for removal of his or her information; requires department remove specified information; specifies time period within which information must be removed; authorizes department to adopt rules; requires clerks of court & county detention facilities to provide FDLE with specified information, data, & images; creates offense of causing or enticing minor to commit, or in presence of minor committing, fighting or baiting animals; creates offense of causing or enticing minor to commit, or in presence of minor committing, sexual activities involving animals; increases maximum civil penalty for specified violations of animal control or cruelty ordinances; increases level on offense severity ranking chart for fighting or baiting animals; ranks offenses on offense severity ranking chart.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 06, 2026: Now in Judiciary Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 559
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Criminal Justice Subcommitteeprimary


- Bartlemancosponsor
- Weinbergercosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Dec 12, 2025 | House
- Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Dec 01, 2025 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
