CS/SB 488 (2012) -  Animal Control or Cruelty Ordinances

General Bill by Community Affairs and Rich (CO-SPONSORS) 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: 07/01/2012
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/12/12 8:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 01/31/12 8:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Budget
    • On agenda for: 02/21/12 3:45 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 21   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 527 Subject: Animal Control or Cruelty Ordinances Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget 2/21/2012 8:17:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget 2/20/2012 3:57:54 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 1/31/2012 9:56:39 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 1/30/2012 7:56:50 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/13/2012 3:54:53 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/11/2012 9:05:54 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/29/2012 10:25 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 11] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/01/2012 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 714 Time: 02/29/2012 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 714 Time: 02/29/2012 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/28/2012 - 9:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 694 Time: 02/28/2012 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12 Time: 02/27/2012 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/27/12 Time: 02/22/2012 - 11:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 671 Time: 02/22/2012 - 8:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 671 Time: 02/21/2012 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/21/12, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/16/2012 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 300 Time: 01/31/2012 - 10:10 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 300 Time: 01/31/2012 - 8:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 01/26/2012 - 7:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Time: 01/19/2012 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 255 Time: 01/19/2012 - 9:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 214 Time: 01/18/2012 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 249 Time: 01/17/2012 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/13/2012 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 214 Time: 01/12/2012 - 12:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 44 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/12, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 12/21/2011 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/05/11, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 11/22/2011 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 44 Time: 11/02/2011 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/06/2011 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
828.27 HB 527