SB 96 — Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses
Last action — Chapter No. 2019-9
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SB 96 By Senatorthe BeanCommittee 4-00293B-19on 201996__Criminal AJustice; bill to be entitled An act relating to police, fire, and search and rescue dogs;
and Senators Bean, Hutson, Book, and Wright 591-02307A-19 201996c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to police, fire, and search and rescue dogs and police horses;
increasing the penalty for intentionally and knowingly causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or using a deadly weapon upon, police canines,canines or horses, fire canines, or searchSAR and rescue canines;
767.16, F.S.;
revising the term “dog” to “canine” to conform to changes made by the act;
amending s.
updatingconforming a crossprovision reference;to changes made by the act;
conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
1416 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
1618 Section 1. Section 843.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
(2)(a) Any(2) Any person who intentionally and knowingly, without lawful cause or justification, causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or uses a deadly weapon upon, a police canine dog, fire canine dog, or SAR canine dog, or police horse commits a felony of the second third degree, punishable as provided in s.
(b) Any person who intentionally and knowingly, without lawful cause or justification, causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or uses a deadly weapon upon, a police horse commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
775.082, s.
775.083, or s.
775.084.
Section 2. Paragraph2. Subsection (c)(1) of subsection (3) of section 921.0022,767.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
767.16 Police canine or service dog;
exemption.— (1) Any canine dog that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency, is exempt from this part.
Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
offense severity ranking chart.— (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART (c) LEVEL 3 7376 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description 119.10(2)(b) 3rd Unlawful use of confidential information from police reports.
843.19(2)(a)843.19 2nd 3rd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine dog or police horse.
843.19(2)(b) 3rd Injure, disable, or kill police horse.
Section 3. This4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2019.
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Action History
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Chapter No. 2019-9
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for CS/HB 67
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Received
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
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Referred to Calendar
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/19
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/21/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
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Now in Rules
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Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/11/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
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Introduced
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Now in Judiciary
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/19, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
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On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/04/19, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Meeting cancelled
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Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
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Filed
Sponsors
- Bean · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bean
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Fernandez | — | Not Voting |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Galvano | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (17)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Not Voting |
| Lee | — | Not Voting |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Not Voting |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
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- SB 96 is sponsored by Bean.
- What is the current status of SB 96?
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