Florida House Bill 1521

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1004
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires FDLE to post on its website specified information relating to individuals convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; requires clerk of each court & county detention facility to provide FDLE with such information; requires pet dealers to disclose financing terms before sale of animals & provide copies of specified medical records to consumers; revises provisions relating to purchase, exchange, & return of animals; authorizes certain actions for contestation of veterinary expenses or demands of pet dealer for refund or exchange; provides for award of punitive damages; provides that certain violations constitute unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice & subject to penalties; requires DBPR to post on its website certain best management practices & information related to selection of breeders, purchase of animals, & animal cruelty.

Domestic Animals

House Commerce Committee	House House Budget Committee	House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee	Rep. Meg Weinberger [R]
Rep. Nathan Boyles [R]	Rep. Linda Chaney [R]	Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]	Rep. Anne Gerwig [R]
Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman [R]	Rep. Rob Long [D]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Susan Valdes [R]

2026-02-24 - House - House Commerce Committee (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - House - House Budget Committee (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-09	House	Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1004
2026-02-26	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-25	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
2026-02-25	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-25	House	CS Filed
2026-02-25	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-25	House	Reported out of Commerce Committee
2026-02-24	House	Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2026-02-20	House	Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2026-02-20	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2026-02-20	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-02-19	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-02-18	House	CS Filed
2026-02-18	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-18	House	Reported out of Budget Committee
2026-02-16	House	Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
2026-02-12	House	Added to Budget Committee agenda
2026-02-10	House	Now in Budget Committee
2026-02-10	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-02-10	House	Referred to Budget Committee
2026-02-09	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-09	House	CS Filed
2026-02-09	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-09	House	Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-02-05	House	Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-02-03	House	PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-15	House	Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Budget Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-09	House	Filed

S1356 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
S1004 (Same As) 2026-05-13 - Chapter No. 2026-76
H559 (Similar To) 2026-05-13 - Chapter No. 2026-78
S676 (Similar To) 2026-03-04 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 559

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
828	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
828	29		Amended Code	See Bill Text
828	291		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/BillText/c3/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Amendment/001549/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Amendment/208769/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Analyses/h1521.IPA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Analyses/h1521a.BUC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Analyses/h1521b.BUC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Analyses/h1521c.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Analyses/h1521d.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Analyses/h1521z.IPA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1521/Analyses/h1521z1.IPA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76064&IsPCB=1&BillId=84257
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76646&IsPCB=0&BillId=84257
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76990&IsPCB=0&BillId=84257