HB 255 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Aggravated Animal Cruelty

Summary
Aggravated Animal Cruelty; Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of certain individuals who have violated specified animal cruelty provisions; provides a sentencing multiplier for specified offenses of aggravated animal cruelty.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 255 e1 H 255 er · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was enrolled and finalized for the 2025 Legislature, adding 'ENROLLED' and '2025 Legislature' headers to the document. The changes are primarily administrative formatting updates rather than substantive policy modifications to the bill's content regarding aggravated animal cruelty.
TECHNICAL

Added 'ENROLLED' designation and '2025 Legislature' text to document headers

Removed draft version identifiers and CS/HB 255, Engrossed 1 headers from multiple pages

Updated document footer identifiers from 'hb255 -02-e1' to 'hb255 -02-er'

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 29, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
26 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 687730 Concur
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (687730)
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors