Florida Bill S1004: Animal Cruelty Conviction Website Posting and Pet Dealer Requirements

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Published March 17th, 2026

Detected March 30th, 2026

Summary

Florida Senate Bill S1004, enacted on March 17, 2026, requires the Department of Law Enforcement to post information on individuals convicted of animal cruelty offenses. It also extends remedies for consumers regarding unfit animal sales and mandates pet dealers provide medical records.

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What changed

Florida Senate Bill S1004, enacted on March 17, 2026, introduces new requirements for the state's Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to publish information online concerning individuals convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses. The bill also amends existing statutes to extend the timeframe for consumers to pursue remedies when purchasing an animal that is later found to be certifiably unfit for purchase. Furthermore, it mandates that pet dealers provide consumers with copies of specified medical records for purchased animals and directs the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to develop best management practices for animal adoption.

Compliance officers should note the new public reporting obligation for animal cruelty convictions, which may impact background checks and public perception. Pet dealers and retailers involved in the sale of animals must update their record-keeping and disclosure processes to include providing medical records to consumers and implementing the best management practices developed by the DBPR. While the bill was enacted on March 17, 2026, specific implementation details and potential enforcement actions will depend on subsequent guidance from the FDLE and DBPR.

What to do next

Update procedures for providing animal medical records to consumers.
Monitor for and implement best management practices for animal adoption from DBPR.
Assess potential impacts of public posting of animal cruelty convictions by FDLE.

Source document (simplified)

FL S1004 | 2026 | Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill 1004

FL State Legislature page for S1004
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Status

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on March 17 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-03-17 - Ordered enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

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.
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Title

Domestic Animals

Roll Calls

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]

History

| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |

Same As/Similar To

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) 2026-03-04 - Ordered enrolled
S676 (Similar To) 2026-03-04 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 559

Code Citations

| 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 |

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