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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

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  • CS/SB 488, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/13/2012 at 3:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2012 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2012 (pdf)
    Budget (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 527 Animal Control or Cruelty Ordinances Randolph Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/31/2012 8:00 AM Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/21/2012 3:45 PM Budget 21 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/29/2012 10:25 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.27 Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 488, Original Filed Version Posted 10/6/2011 at 2:33 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/11/2012 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 527 Animal Control or Cruelty Ordinances Randolph Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    845162 - Amendment
    Delete lines 25 - 30 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Ring)     		1/11/2012
    8:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/12/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/12/2012 8:00 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.27 Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)

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