Florida · Senate Bill 572 · 2025 Regular Session

Dangerous Dogs

SB 572 Sponsored by Jay Collins Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Dangerous Dogs; Citing this act as the “Pam Rock Act”; requiring certain dog owners to securely confine their dogs in a proper enclosure; requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring that certain dogs not…

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Dangerous Dogs; Citing this act as the “Pam Rock Act”; requiring certain dog owners to securely confine their dogs in a proper enclosure; requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring that certain dogs not impounded with the animal control authority be confined in a proper enclosure by the owner; requiring the owner of a dog classified as a dangerous dog to obtain dangerous dog liability insurance coverage and provide proof of such insurance to a certain animal control authority, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy · Senate Agriculture
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Agriculture
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Agriculture6–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary11–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
  5. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 571
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 593 -SJ 572
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 593 (Ch. 2025-61 ) -SJ 572

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 3, 2025 Senate Agriculture Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 6

 6–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Judiciary CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 11

 11–0
Apr 22, 2025 Senate Fiscal Policy CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 19

 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Jay CollinsR Primary sponsor · District 14
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.