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Animal Welfare; Creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, animal cruelty; requiring a court to order a minor who commits specified acts of animal cruelty to undergo a psychological evaluation and receive counseling and treatment for a specified time period; requiring the minor's parent or guardian or the state to pay the cost of such evaluation…
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Animal Welfare; Creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, animal cruelty; requiring a court to order a minor who commits specified acts of animal cruelty to undergo a psychological evaluation and receive counseling and treatment for a specified time period; requiring the minor's parent or guardian or the state to pay the cost of such evaluation, counseling, and treatment; providing an exception; authorizing the court to hold the parent or guardian in contempt under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; specifying time periods for which the information shall be posted; requiring the department to develop a procedure to allow a person to petition for the removal of his or her information under specified circumstances; requiring the department to remove specified information under specified circumstances; specifying the time period within which such information must be removed; authorizing the department to adopt rules; requiring clerks of court and county detention facilities to provide the Department of Law Enforcement with specified information, data, and images; creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, fighting or baiting animals; creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, sexual activities involving animals; increasing the maximum civil penalty for specified violations of ordinances relating to animal control or cruelty; increasing the level on the offense severity ranking chart for fighting or baiting animals; ranking offenses created by the act on the offense severity ranking chart, etc.
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38 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
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HouseFiled
CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
CommitteeReferred to Justice Budget Subcommittee · House Justice Budget Subcommittee
CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
HousePCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee15–0 vote
CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
HouseCS Filed
House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee19–0 vote
CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
HouseBill released to House Calendar
HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
HouseRead 2nd time
HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
HouseRead 3rd time
HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
SenateIn Messages
CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
SenateReceived
CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 547 · Senate Rules
SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 676 -SJ 547
SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 547
SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 548
SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 548
HouseIn Messages
HouseOrdered enrolled
GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
