CS/SB 994 (2022) -  Pet Protection

General Bill by Regulated Industries and Diaz (CO-SPONSORS) Powell
Pet Protection: Creating the "Florida Pet Protection Act"; requiring the licensure of retail pet stores; limiting the sources from which retail pet stores may acquire household pets for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to conduct periodic inspections of retail pet stores and to audit sales records; requiring the department to deny a retail pet store license under certain circumstances; prohibiting county and municipal ordinances and regulations from prohibiting or regulating the breeding, purchase, or sale of certain working dogs, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Community Affairs on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Regulated Industries
    • On agenda for: 01/11/22 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 2
  • Community Affairs
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 996 Subject: Fees/Pet Store License Relationship: Linked
Bill #: HB 849 Subject: Pet Protection Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 1/12/2022 2:02:45 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 1/10/2022 4:26:44 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Community Affairs Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 174 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 01/13/2022 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/13/2022 - 12:54 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: c1
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 115 Time: 01/11/2022 - 6:25 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 66 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/11/22, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/06/2022 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 67 Time: 12/13/2021 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/18/2021 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
468.901 HB 849
468.903 HB 849
468.905 HB 849, CS/SB 996
468.907 HB 849
468.909 HB 849
468.911 HB 849
468.913 HB 849
468.915 HB 849
468.917 HB 849, CS/SB 996
468.919 HB 849
468.921 HB 849
474.203 SB 448, CS/HB 667, CS/CS/HB 723, HB 849
823.15 HB 307, SB 716, HB 849