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Florida Bills to watch for the 2022 Legislative Session |
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Proposed bill |
Summary of Proposed Bill or Regulation |
Status |
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HB 25 SB 226 |
Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs Creates Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs Program within FDLE; requires department to contract with nonprofit corporation to administer & manage program; specifies requirements for nonprofit corporation & disbursement of funds for veterinary care of eligible retired law enforcement dogs. |
Passed in House & Senate H: 117 yeas, 0 nays S: 36 yeas, 0 nays |
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HB 121 SB 256 |
Aggravated Animal Cruelty Prohibits certain acts against an animal while engaged in specified offenses; prohibits unlawful killing an animal belonging to family member. |
Died in committee |
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HB 227 SB 172 |
Courtroom Animal Advocates Provides for appointment of advocate for interests of animal in certain court proceedings, at discretion of court; provides powers & duties of such advocates; requires Animal Law Section of The Florida Bar to maintain list of attorneys & certified legal interns meeting specified requirements who are eligible to be appointed as such advocates; specifies that certain rules of The Florida Bar govern such advocates. |
Died in committee |
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HB 849 SB 994 SB 996 |
Pet Protection Requires licensure of pet stores; requires DBPR to adopt procedures for such licensure; regulates sale or transfer of household pets by pet stores; limits sources from which pet stores may acquire pets for sale; requires DBPR to conduct periodic inspections of pet stores & audit sales records; revises importation, sterilization, & reporting requirements of certain public or private entities. |
Died in committee |
| HB 253 |
Retail Sale of Domestic Dogs & Cats Prohibits pet stores from selling or offering for sale domestic dogs & cats; provides penalties. |
Died in committee |
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HB 307 SB 716 |
Pub. Rec/ Animal Adoption Provides exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information pertaining to persons who have adopted an animal from an animal shelter or animal control agency operated by local government; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity. |
Died in committee |
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HB 833 SB 416 |
Animal Cremation Creating “Sevilla’s Law”; requiring a provider of companion animal cremation services to provide certain individuals and entities with a written description of the services that the provider offers; requiring the written description to include a detailed explanation of each service offered; requiring certain providers to include a certification with the returned animal’s cremation remains; providing powers of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc. |
Died in committee |
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HB 435 SB 420 |
Animal Abuse Increasing the criminal penalties for sexual activities involving animals; assigning an offense severity ranking for sexual activities involving animals for purposes of the Criminal Punishment Code; increasing the offense severity ranking for fighting or baiting animals for purposes of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc. |
Died in committee |
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HB 723 SB 448 |
Veterinary Telehealth Citing this act as the “Providing Equity in Telemedicine Services (PETS) Act”; defining the term “telemedicine”; authorizing veterinarians to practice telemedicine; requiring veterinarians using telemedicine to establish a veterinarian/client/patient relationship and meet certain professional standards; authorizing employees, agents, or contractors of animal control authorities to administer rabies vaccinations under certain circumstances; providing that a supervising veterinarian assumes responsibility for any person vaccinating animals at the supervising veterinarian’s discretion or under his or her supervision, etc. |
House: Passed 118 yeas 0 nays Sentate: died in committee |
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HB 721 SB 614
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Authorization of Restrictions Concerning Dangerous Dogs Authorizing certain housing authorities to adopt certain ordinances, rules, or policies relating to dangerous dogs; removing an exemption for local ordinances adopted before a specified date which pertain to dogs that have bitten or attacked persons or domestic animals, etc. |
House: died in committee Senate: Passed 35 yeas 0 nays |
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HB 711 SB 238 |
Endangered & Threatened Species Directing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to protect certain endangered or threatened species, regardless of the status of their federal classification; prohibiting the commission from considering certain costs when designating a species as endangered or threatened; directing the department, in consultation with the Endangered Plant Advisory Council, to protect certain endangered or threatened species, regardless of the status of their federal classification; prohibiting the department from considering certain costs when designating a species as endangered or threatened, etc. |
Died in committee |
| HB 87 |
Criminal History in Professional Licensing Applications
Revises period of time when conviction, or any other adjudication, for crime may not be grounds for denial of licensure in specified professions; provides exception; removes provision requiring good moral character for licensure in such professions; requires applicable board to approve certain educational program credits offered to inmates in certain institutions or facilities for purposes of satisfying training requirements for licensure in specified professions.
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Died in committee |
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HB 6001 SB 1118 |
Verification of Employee Eligibility by a Private Employer Removes option for private employer to verify person’s employment eligibility using specified federal form; removes requirement that private employer maintain records for specified length of time; removes authorization for certain persons & entities to request, & requirement that private employer provide, documentation relating to person’s employment eligibility. |
Died in committee |
| HB 2041 |
Zoo Miami Expansion / Renovation of Animal Hospital Provides an appropriation for the Zoo Miami Expansion/Renovation of Animal Hospital. |
Died in committee |
