Florida · Senate Bill 150 · 2025 Regular Session

Abandoning Restrained Dogs During Natural Disasters

SB 150 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Citing this act as “Trooper’s Law”; providing criminal penalties for restraining a dog outside during a natural disaster and thereafter abandoning the dog, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 25 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Agriculture; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Agriculture · Senate Agriculture
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Agriculture
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Agriculture6–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  10. SenateIntroduced
  11. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules25–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 234
  17. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (376058) -SJ 234
  18. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 235
  19. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 23539–0 vote
  20. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 242
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  24. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  25. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-101

Roll calls

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

CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 235 · Full Senate

39–0
Mar 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 28 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Passage · Full House

109–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 109 No 0 Not voting 10
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 109

Not voting · 10

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 11, 2025 Senate committee CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Mar 3, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 Passed 25–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee
All 5 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.