FL HB 559

enacted

Animal Welfare

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 559 pass?

Yes. FL HB 559 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Chapter No. 2026-78; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1004 (Ch. 2026-76)

What is FL HB 559 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL HB 559?

López, J., Chaney, Criminal Justice Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 559, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-13 — Chapter No. 2026-78; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1004 (Ch. 2026-76)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-13
Chapter No. 2026-78
2026-05-13
Chapter No. 2026-78; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1004 (Ch. 2026-76)
2026-05-12
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-11
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-04
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-04
In Messages
2026-03-04
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Substituted for CS/SB 676
2026-03-04
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-04
Withdrawn from Rules
withdrawal
2026-02-26
Received
enrolled
2026-02-26
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-25
In Messages
2026-02-25
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-19
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2026-02-17
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-17
Bill released to House Calendar
2026-02-17
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-02-17
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-02-06
Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-02-06
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-05
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-02-05
CS Filed
filing
2026-02-05
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-02-05
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-02-05
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2025-12-12
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-12-12
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-12-12
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-12
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-01
Filed
filing

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Documents

Votes

Passage, Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 114-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Booth: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Sapp: not voting
- Hinson: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
Third Reading
2026-03-04 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: excused
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: excused
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes

Related bills

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/559/ByCategory

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