CS/SB 676: Animal Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Arrington ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Leek
Animal Welfare; Creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, animal cruelty; requiring a court to order a minor who commits specified acts of animal cruelty to undergo a psychological evaluation and, if recommended, receive counseling or treatment for a specified time period; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, fighting or baiting animals; increasing the maximum civil penalty for specified violations of ordinances relating to animal control or cruelty, etc.
Last Action: 3/4/2026 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 559 -SJ 547
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/1/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/21/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2026 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2/25/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/2/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
3/4/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 547
• Substituted CS/HB 559 -SJ 547
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 559 -SJ 547
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CS/SB 676, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 3:28 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 559 (er) Animal Welfare Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/4/2026 H Ordered enrolled 
H 1521 (c3) Domestic Animals Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/9/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1004
S 1004 (e1) Domestic Animals Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/9/2026 H CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 2 (pdf) 828.122 Fighting or baiting animals; offenses; penalties. Page 5 (pdf) 828.126 Sexual activities involving animals. Page 7 (pdf) 828.27 Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty. Page 7 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf) -
SB 676, Original Filed Version Posted 12/1/2025 at 9:16 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 559 (c1) Animal Welfare Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/4/2026 H Ordered enrolled
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 605520 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Fiscal Policy
(Arrington)2/20/2026
4:30 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/24/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 1/12/2026 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 1/21/2026 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/24/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.201 Required reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, sexual abuse of a child, and juvenile sexual abuse; required reports of death; reports involving a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior. Page 52 (pdf) 90.4025 Admissibility of paternity determination in certain criminal prosecutions. Page 52 (pdf) 382.356 Protocol for sharing certain birth certificate information. Page 52 (pdf) 409.2355 Programs for prosecution of males over age 21 who commit certain offenses involving girls under age 16. Page 53 (pdf) 742.107 Determining paternity of child with mother under 16 years of age when impregnated. Page 53 (pdf) 827.04 Contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child; penalty. Page 2 (pdf) 828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 3 (pdf) 828.122 Fighting or baiting animals; offenses; penalties. Page 4 (pdf) 828.126 Sexual activities involving animals. Page 6 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)