Florida · Senate Bill 676 · 2026 Regular Session

Animal Welfare

SB 676 Sponsored by Kristen Aston Arrington Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 9, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Oct 1, 2026

What it does

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

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, if recommended, receive counseling or treatment for a specified time period; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified…

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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, if recommended, receive counseling or treatment for a specified time period; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, fighting or baiting animals; increasing the maximum civil penalty for specified violations of ordinances relating to animal control or cruelty, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. CommitteeCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 547
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 559 -SJ 547
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 559 (Ch. 2026-78 ), CS/SB 1004 (Ch. 2026-76 ) -SJ 547

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 12, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 18–0

Sponsors

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

All 1 cosponsor

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