SB 1048 (2020) - Courtroom Animal Advocates

General Bill by Pizzo

Courtroom Animal Advocates: Providing for appointment of an advocate for the interests of an animal in certain court proceedings, at the discretion of the court; providing powers and duties of such advocates; requiring the Animal Law Section of the Florida Bar to maintain a list of attorneys and certified legal interns meeting specified requirements who are eligible to be appointed as such advocates, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2020

Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Judiciary on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

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Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

Agriculture
- On agenda for: 01/14/20 2:30 PM
- Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5 Nays 0
Judiciary
Rules

Related Bills

Bill Text

Original Filed Version

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Agriculture 1/15/2020 10:39:23 AM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Agriculture 1/13/2020 10:15:16 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary	Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary	Time: 01/15/2020 - 12:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 154	Time: 01/14/2020 - 5:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 78	Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building	Time: 01/09/2020 - 3:33 PM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version: __
Event: S Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 78	Time: 12/13/2019 - 11:34 AM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version: __
Event: S Filed	Time: 11/25/2019 - 11:37 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
828.035