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CS/SB 488: Animal Control or Cruelty Ordinances

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Rich ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Sobel

Animal Control or Cruelty Ordinances; Authorizing a county or municipality enacting an ordinance relating to animal control or cruelty to impose a specified surcharge on the civil penalty for violations of the ordinance; specifying use of the proceeds of the surcharge; prohibiting the governing body of a county or municipality from charging owners of animals more than a certain amount for the spaying or neutering of their animals in specified circumstances; authorizing the animal control authority to allocate certain excess funds to the program to spay and neuter cats and dogs; providing for construction, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/6/2011 Senate • Filed
11/2/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 44
11/22/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/05/11, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
12/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/12, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 44
1/12/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 214
1/13/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/17/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 249
1/18/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 214
1/19/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 255
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
1/26/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
1/31/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 300
• Now in Budget -SJ 300
2/16/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/21/12, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2012 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
2/22/2012 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 671
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/27/12
2/27/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
2/28/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 694
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/29/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 714
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 714
3/1/2012 House • In Messages
3/9/2012 House • Died in Messages