Florida · House Bill 255 · 2025 Regular Session

Aggravated Animal Cruelty

HB 255 Sponsored by Linda Chaney and Meg Weinberger Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor May 23, 2025
  6. Became law May 28, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of certain individuals who have violated specified animal cruelty provisions; provides a sentencing multiplier for specified offenses of aggravated animal cruelty.

Every action

45 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 37 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. HousePCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  7. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee16–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  10. HouseCS Filed
  11. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  12. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee22–0 vote
  16. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  17. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  18. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  19. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
  20. HouseRead 2nd time
  21. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  22. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  23. HouseRead 3rd time
  24. HouseCS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
  25. HouseMessage sent to senate
  26. SenateIn Messages
  27. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  28. SenateReceived
  29. CommitteeWithdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 605 · Senate Fiscal Policy
  30. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  31. SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 494 -SJ 605
  32. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 605
  33. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (687730) -SJ 605
  34. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 605
  35. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 60537–0 vote
  36. HouseIn Messages
  37. HouseIn Possession List
  1. HouseSenate Message List
  2. HouseAmendment 687730 Concur
  3. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  4. HouseOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  5. HouseMessage sent to senate
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-102

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage · Full House

109–0
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 109 No 0 Not voting 10
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 79 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 109

Not voting · 10

CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 605 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

112–0
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

Not voting · 7

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 3

 Passed 16–0
Mar 26, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 22

 Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

  • Linda ChaneyR Primary sponsor · District 61
  • Meg WeinbergerR Primary sponsor · District 94
  • CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 11 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.