• Introduced
    Dec 01, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 559
Florida House Bill
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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.
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House • Feb 06, 2026: Now in Judiciary Committee
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  • 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