Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

FLHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

Track This Bill

Glossary of Legislative Terms

CS/SB 742: Racing Animals

GENERAL BILL by Gaming ; Sobel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Soto ; Clemens ; Abruzzo ; Margolis ; Sachs

Racing Animals; Citing this act as the "Victoria Q. Gaetz Animal Rights Act"; revising the prohibition on the use of medication or drugs on animals; revising penalties for such use; revising procedures for testing animals for medication or drugs; requiring the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to maintain records of greyhounds injured while racing; providing for the content of such records; providing fines for making false statements on an injury form, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Gaming (GM)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

View By Bill Version View By Category

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/24/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/4/2014 Senate • Referred to Gaming; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 60
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 60
    4/3/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Gaming, 04/08/14, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/8/2014 Senate • CS by Gaming; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -SJ 510
    4/10/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/11/2014 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 513
    • Now in Appropriations
    4/17/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/22/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 4 -SJ 697
    4/24/2014 Senate • CS by Gaming read 1st time -SJ 622
    4/25/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 697
    4/28/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/14
    5/1/2014 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 1037
    5/2/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1100
    • Amendment(s) adopted (933466) -SJ 1106
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 1107
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1107
    5/2/2014 House • In Messages
    • Died in Messages

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/SB 742, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2014 at 3:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 933 Greyhound Racing Injuries Moskowitz, Wood Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Select Committee on Gaming
    Location: In committee/council (SCOG)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    550.2415 Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/SB 742, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/10/2014 at 4:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 933 Greyhound Racing Injuries Moskowitz, Wood Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Select Committee on Gaming
    Location: In committee/council (SCOG)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    121868 - Amendment
    Between lines 145 and 146 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Sobel)     		4/21/2014
    9:05 AM     		Out of Order
    4/24/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 601026 - Amendment to Amendment (121868)
    Delete lines 56 - 86 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Sobel)     		4/21/2014
    4:03 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 487824 - Amendment to Amendment (121868)
    Between lines 86 and 87 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Sobel)     		4/21/2014
    4:03 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 961536 - Amendment to Amendment (121868)
    Delete lines 435 - 440 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Sobel)     		4/22/2014
    9:28 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 647280 - Amendment to Amendment (121868)
    Delete line 496 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Sobel)     		4/21/2014
    4:44 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    933466 - Amendment
    Between lines 15 and 16 insert:     		Sobel 5/1/2014
    8:59 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    5/2/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    415938 - Amendment
    Between lines 145 and 146 insert:     		Altman 4/30/2014
    6:18 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    5/1/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    116594 - Amendment
    Between lines 145 and 146 insert:     		Smith 5/1/2014
    2:28 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    5/2/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/22/2014 9:00 AM Appropriations 12 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/2/2014 3:34 PM Senate - Amendment 933466 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2014 3:40 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    550.2415 Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • SB 742, Original Filed Version Posted 1/24/2014 at 2:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Gaming (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2014 (pdf)
    Gaming (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 933 Greyhound Racing Injuries Moskowitz, Wood Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Select Committee on Gaming
    Location: In committee/council (SCOG)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (13)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    607554 - Amendment
    Between lines 12 and 13 insert:     		Gaming
    (Montford)     		4/8/2014
    9:17 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 780164 - Amendment to Amendment (607554)
    Between lines 25 and 26 insert:     		Gaming
    (Dean)     		4/8/2014
    12:18 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    899300 - Amendment
    Between lines 16 and 17 insert:     		Gaming
    (Latvala)     		4/7/2014
    12:56 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 332448 - Substitute Amendment (899300)
    Between lines 16 and 17 insert:     		Gaming
    (Latvala)     		4/8/2014
    10:31 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    420982 - Amendment
    Delete lines 18 - 50 and insert:     		Gaming
    (Sachs)     		4/8/2014
    10:35 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    576668 - Amendment
    Between lines 50 and 51 insert:     		Gaming
    (Sachs)     		4/4/2014
    4:44 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 346872 - Amendment to Amendment (576668)
    Delete lines 28 - 41 and insert:     		Gaming
    (Montford)     		4/8/2014
    9:19 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 904392 - Amendment to Amendment (576668)
    Delete lines 576 - 720 and insert:     		Gaming
    (Sachs)     		4/8/2014
    10:37 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 394362 - Amendment to Amendment (576668)
    Delete lines 620 - 643.     		Gaming
    (Clemens)     		4/8/2014
    9:33 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 794644 - Amendment to Amendment (576668)
    Delete line 672 and insert:     		Gaming
    (Margolis)     		4/7/2014
    12:28 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    646294 - Amendment
    Between lines 50 and 51 insert:     		Gaming
    (Latvala)     		4/7/2014
    12:57 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 876268 - Substitute Amendment (646294)
    Between lines 50 and 51 insert:     		Gaming
    (Latvala)     		4/8/2014
    10:12 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    240172 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Gaming
    (Latvala)     		4/7/2014
    11:17 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2014 1:00 PM Gaming 13 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    550.2415 Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page