Florida Senate Bill 1004

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-13 - Chapter No. 2026-76
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; extending the timeframe for which a consumer may pursue remedies for the sale of an animal certifiably unfit for purchase; requiring a pet dealer to provide copies of specified medical records to a consumer; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to develop a list of best management practices for adoption and implementation, etc.

Domestic Animals

Senate Rules Committee

Sen. Don Gaetz [R]

Sen. Kristen Arrington [D]

2026-03-09 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#749 (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Senate Rules (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - Senate - Senate Judiciary (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Tourism (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-13		Chapter No. 2026-76
2026-05-12		Approved by Governor
2026-05-11		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-17	Senate	Ordered enrolled
2026-03-09	House	CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
2026-03-09	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-09	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09	House	Read 2nd time
2026-03-05	House	1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
2026-03-05	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-20	House	In Messages
2026-02-20	Senate	Immediately certified
2026-02-20	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
2026-02-20	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-02-20	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (342166)
2026-02-20	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-02-19	Senate	Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-02-17	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-11	Senate	CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-10	Senate	Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-10	Senate	CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
2026-02-05	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-03	Senate	Now in Rules
2026-02-03	Senate	Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2026-01-29	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-21	Senate	Now in Judiciary
2026-01-21	Senate	Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2026-01-16	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2026-01-07	Senate	Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
2025-12-23	Senate	Filed

S1356 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
H1521 (Same As) 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1004
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/2026/1004
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/BillText/c1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/BillText/e1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Amendment/651132/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Amendment/726924/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Amendment/342166/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Analyses/2026s01004.pre.cm.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Analyses/2026s01004.cm.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Analyses/2026s01004.pre.ju.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Analyses/2026s01004.ju.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Analyses/2026s01004.pre.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Analyses/2026s01004.rc.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Vote/2026-01-21%200830AM~S01004%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Vote/2026-02-03%200100PM~S01004%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Vote/2026-02-10%200900AM~S01004%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Vote/SenateVote_s01004c1013.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1004/Vote/HouseVote_s01004e1749.PDF