SB 48 — Declawing of Cats
Last action — Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.
Summary
Declawing of Cats; Prohibiting a person from performing a declawing on a cat within this state; providing an exception; providing that a veterinarian who performs a prohibited declawing is subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Veterinary Medicine, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
44 added · 41 removed44 line(s) added, 41 removed.
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 48 By Senator Book 32-00073A-20 202048__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to the declawingCommittee ofon cats;Agriculture;
and Senator Book 575-02755-20 202048c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the declawing of cats;
(c) Each incident in which a cat is declawed or partially declawed in violation of this section constitutes a separate violation.
7477 In determining appropriate action, the board must first consider those sanctions necessary to protect the public.
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Action History
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Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
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CS by Agriculture read 1st time
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 1
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On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
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Introduced
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On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
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Referred to Agriculture; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules
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Filed
Sponsors
- Book · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Book
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Nay |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 48 do?
- Declawing of Cats; Prohibiting a person from performing a declawing on a cat within this state; providing an exception; providing that a veterinarian who performs a prohibited declawing is subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Veterinary Medicine, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 48?
- SB 48 is sponsored by Book.
- What is the current status of SB 48?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
- Where can I track SB 48?
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