Florida · House Bill 263 · 2025 Regular Session

Animal Cruelty

HB 263 Sponsored by Anne Gerwig Withdrawn

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

What it does

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

Prohibits person from confining an animal in an unattended motor vehicle in certain circumstances.

Every action

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

  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. HouseWithdrawn prior to introduction

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.