Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1732
By Senator Arrington
25-01237-25 20251732__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to animal cruelty; creating s. 827.12,
3 F.S.; providing criminal penalties for an adult who
4 causes or entices a minor to commit or in the presence
5 of a minor commits a specified violation of law
6 relating to animal cruelty; amending s. 921.0022,
7 F.S.; increasing the level on the offense severity
8 ranking chart for fighting or baiting animals; ranking
9 the offense created by this act on the offense
10 severity ranking chart; providing an effective date.
11
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
13
14 Section 1. Section 827.12, Florida Statutes, is created to
15 read:
16 827.12 Causing or enticing a minor to commit, or committing
17 in the presence of a minor, animal cruelty; penalty.—An
18 individual 18 years of age or older commits a felony of the
19 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
20 or s. 775.084, if he or she causes or entices a minor to commit,
21 or in the presence of a minor commits, a violation of s.
22 828.12(2), s. 828.122, or s. 828.126.
23 Section 2. Paragraphs (a), (e), and (f) of subsection (3)
24 of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
25 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
26 chart.—
27 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
28 (a) LEVEL 1
29
30 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
31 24.118(3)(a) 3rd Counterfeit or altered state lottery ticket.
32 104.0616(2) 3rd Unlawfully distributing, ordering, requesting, collecting, delivering, or possessing vote-by-mail ballots.
33 212.054(2)(b) 3rd Discretionary sales surtax; limitations, administration, and collection.
34 212.15(2)(b) 3rd Failure to remit sales taxes, amount $1,000 or more but less than $20,000.
35 316.1935(1) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer.
36 319.30(5) 3rd Sell, exchange, give away certificate of title or identification number plate.
37 319.35(1)(a) 3rd Tamper, adjust, change, etc., an odometer.
38 320.26(1)(a) 3rd Counterfeit, manufacture, or sell registration license plates or validation stickers.
39 322.212 (1)(a)-(c) 3rd Possession of forged, stolen, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued driver license; possession of simulated identification.
40 322.212(4) 3rd Supply or aid in supplying unauthorized driver license or identification card.
41 322.212(5)(a) 3rd False application for driver license or identification card.
42 414.39(3)(a) 3rd Fraudulent misappropriation of public assistance funds by employee/official, value more than $200.
43 443.071(1) 3rd False statement or representation to obtain or increase reemployment assistance benefits.
44 509.151(1) 3rd Defraud an innkeeper, food or lodging value $1,000 or more.
45 517.302(1) 3rd Violation of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act.
46 713.69 3rd Tenant removes property upon which lien has accrued, value $1,000 or more.
47 812.014(3)(c) 3rd Petit theft (3rd conviction); theft of any property not specified in subsection (2).
48 815.04(4)(a) 3rd Offense against intellectual property (i.e., computer programs, data).
49 817.52(2) 3rd Hiring with intent to defraud, motor vehicle services.
50 817.569(2) 3rd Use of public record or public records information or providing false information to facilitate commission of a felony.
51 826.01 3rd Bigamy.
52 828.122(3) 3rd Fighting or baiting animals.
53 831.04(1) 3rd Any erasure, alteration, etc., of any replacement deed, map, plat, or other document listed in s. 92.28.
54 831.31(1)(a) 3rd Sell, deliver, or possess counterfeit controlled substances, all but s. 893.03(5) drugs.
55 832.041(1) 3rd Stopping payment with intent to defraud $150 or more.
56 832.05(2)(b) & (4)(c) 3rd Knowing, making, issuing worthless checks $150 or more or obtaining property in return for worthless check $150 or more.
57 838.15(2) 3rd Commercial bribe receiving.
58 838.16 3rd Commercial bribery.
59 843.18 3rd Fleeing by boat to elude a law enforcement officer.
60 847.011(1)(a) 3rd Sell, distribute, etc., obscene, lewd, etc., material (2nd conviction).
61 849.09(1)(a)-(d) 3rd Lottery; set up, promote, etc., or assist therein, conduct or advertise drawing for prizes, or dispose of property or money by means of lottery.
62 849.23 3rd Gambling-related machines; “common offender” as to property rights.
63 849.25(2) 3rd Engaging in bookmaking.
64 860.08 3rd Interfere with a railroad signal.
65 860.13(1)(a) 3rd Operate aircraft while under the influence.
66 893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of cannabis.
67 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of cannabis (more than 20 grams).
68 934.03(1)(a) 3rd Intercepts, or procures any other person to intercept, any wire or oral communication.
69 (e) LEVEL 5
70
71 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
72 316.027(2)(a) 3rd Accidents involving personal injuries other than serious bodily injury, failure to stop; leaving scene.
73 316.1935(4)(a) 2nd Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
74 316.80(2) 2nd Unlawful conveyance of fuel; obtaining fuel fraudulently.
75 322.34(6) 3rd Careless operation of motor vehicle with suspended license, resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
76 327.30(5) 3rd Vessel accidents involving personal injury; leaving scene.
77 379.365(2)(c)1. 3rd Violation of rules relating to: willful molestation of stone crab traps, lines, or buoys; illegal bartering, trading, or sale, conspiring or aiding in such barter, trade, or sale, or supplying, agreeing to supply, aiding in supplying, or giving away stone crab trap tags or certificates; making, altering, forging, counterfeiting, or reproducing stone crab trap tags; possession of forged, counterfeit, or imitation stone crab trap tags; and engaging in the commercial harvest of stone crabs while license is suspended or revoked.
78 379.367(4) 3rd Willful molestation of a commercial harvester’s spiny lobster trap, line, or buoy.
79 379.407(5)(b)3. 3rd Possession of 100 or more undersized spiny lobsters.
80 381.0041(11)(b) 3rd Donate blood, plasma, or organs knowing HIV positive.
81 440.10(1)(g) 2nd Failure to obtain workers’ compensation coverage.
82 440.105(5) 2nd Unlawful solicitation for the purpose of making workers’ compensation claims.
83 440.381(2) 3rd Submission of false, misleading, or incomplete information with the purpose of avoiding or reducing workers’ compensation premiums.
84 624.401(4)(b)2. 2nd Transacting insurance without a certificate or authority; premium collected $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.
85 626.902(1)(c) 2nd Representing an unauthorized insurer; repeat offender.
86 790.01(3) 3rd Unlawful carrying of a concealed firearm.
87 790.162 2nd Threat to throw or discharge destructive device.
88 790.163(1) 2nd False report of bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, or use of firearms in violent manner.
89 790.221(1) 2nd Possession of short-barreled shotgun or machine gun.
90 790.23 2nd Felons in possession of firearms, ammunition, or electronic weapons or devices.
91 796.05(1) 2nd Live on earnings of a prostitute; 1st offense.
92 800.04(6)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender less than 18 years of age.
93 800.04(7)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender 18 years of age or older.
94 806.111(1) 3rd Possess, manufacture, or dispense fire bomb with intent to damage any structure or property.
95 810.145(4)(c) 3rd Commercial digital voyeurism dissemination.
96 810.145(7)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; 2nd or subsequent offense.
97 810.145(8)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims.
98 812.014(2)(d)3. 2nd Grand theft, 2nd degree; theft from 20 or more dwellings or their unenclosed curtilage, or any combination.
99 812.0145(2)(b) 2nd Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $10,000 or more but less than $50,000.
100 812.015 (8)(a) & (c)-(e) 3rd Retail theft; property stolen is valued at $750 or more and one or more specified acts.
101 812.015(8)(f) 3rd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
102 812.015(8)(g) 3rd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons.
103 812.019(1) 2nd Stolen property; dealing in or trafficking in.
104 812.081(3) 2nd Trafficking in trade secrets.
105 812.131(2)(b) 3rd Robbery by sudden snatching.
106 812.16(2) 3rd Owning, operating, or conducting a chop shop.
107 817.034(4)(a)2. 2nd Communications fraud, value $20,000 to $50,000.
108 817.234(11)(b) 2nd Insurance fraud; property value $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.
109 817.2341(1), (2)(a) & (3)(a) 3rd Filing false financial statements, making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity.
110 817.568(2)(b) 2nd Fraudulent use of personal identification information; value of benefit, services received, payment avoided, or amount of injury or fraud, $5,000 or more or use of personal identification information of 10 or more persons.
111 817.611(2)(a) 2nd Traffic in or possess 5 to 14 counterfeit credit cards or related documents.
112 817.625(2)(b) 2nd Second or subsequent fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
113 825.1025(4) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an elderly person or disabled adult.
114 828.12(2) 3rd Tortures any animal with intent to inflict intense pain, serious physical injury, or death.
115 828.122(3) 3rd Fighting or baiting animals.
116 836.14(4) 2nd Person who willfully promotes for financial gain a sexually explicit image of an identifiable person without consent.
117 839.13(2)(b) 2nd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency involving great bodily harm or death.
118 843.01(1) 3rd Resist officer with violence to person; resist arrest with violence.
119 847.0135(5)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender 18 years or older.
120 847.0137 (2) & (3) 3rd Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment.
121 847.0138 (2) & (3) 3rd Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment.
122 874.05(1)(b) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang; second or subsequent offense.
123 874.05(2)(a) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting person under 13 years of age to join a criminal gang.
124 893.13(1)(a)1. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs).
125 893.13(1)(c)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center.
126 893.13(1)(d)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs) within 1,000 feet of university.
127 893.13(1)(e)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site.
128 893.13(1)(f)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), or (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs) within 1,000 feet of public housing facility.
129 893.13(4)(b) 2nd Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substance.
130 893.1351(1) 3rd Ownership, lease, or rental for trafficking in or manufacturing of controlled substance.
131 (f) LEVEL 6
132
133 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
134 316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.
135 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent conviction.
136 400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
137 499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statement.
138 499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of prescription drug from unauthorized person.
139 499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of prescription drug to unauthorized person.
140 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law enforcement officer.
141 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon without intent to kill.
142 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to commit felony.
143 784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.
144 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible threat.
145 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person under 16.
146 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer.
147 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually violent predators facility staff.
148 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older.
149 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified official or employee.
150 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
151 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code inspector.
152 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining with purpose other than those in s. 787.01.
153 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on school property.
154 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw destructive device with intent to do bodily harm or damage property.
155 790.164(1) 2nd False report concerning bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, act of arson or violence to state property, or use of firearms in violent manner.
156 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, vessels, or vehicles.
157 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to participate in sexual activity by custodial adult.
158 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with specified minor.
159 800.04(5)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age; offender less than 18 years.
160 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender 18 years of age or older.
161 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily harm to firefighter or any other person.
162 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
163 810.145(8)(b) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims; 2nd or subsequent offense.
164 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
165 812.014(2)(c)5. 3rd Grand theft; third degree; firearm.
166 812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
167 812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen $750 or more; second or subsequent conviction.
168 812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated property stolen within 120 days is $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
169 812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
170 812.015(9)(e) 2nd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons and use of social media platform.
171 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other weapon (strong-arm robbery).
172 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia with intent to create cloned cellular telephones.
173 817.49(2)(b)2. 2nd Willful making of a false report of a crime resulting in death.
174 817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more patients.
175 817.5695(3)(b) 2nd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
176 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
177 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
178 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
179 825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at less than $10,000.
180 827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
181 827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
182 827.071(5) 3rd Possess, control, or intentionally view any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
183 827.12 3rd Causing or enticing a minor to commit, or committing in the presence of a minor, animal cruelty.
184 828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving animals.
185 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
186 836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism.
187 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape.
188 847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute obscene materials depicting minors.
189 847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the production of materials harmful to minors.
190 847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of or with a minor or the visual depiction of such conduct.
191 893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury.
192 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, with bodily injury.
193 918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence relating to a capital felony.
194 944.35(3)(a)2. 3rd Committing malicious battery upon or inflicting cruel or inhuman treatment on an inmate or offender on community supervision, resulting in great bodily harm.
195 944.40 2nd Escapes.
196 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners.
197 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband (firearm, weapon, or explosive) into correctional facility.
198 951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced into county detention facility.
199 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.