Florida - Senate Bill - SB 1276 - Dangerous Dogs

SB 1276 - proposed by Senator Anthony Hill was filed on 1-20-10 in the Senate.  It is a companion bill to HB 543, which seeks to overturn Florida's ban on Breed Specific Legislation (BSL).  Current Florida law does not allow municipalities to enact breed specific legislation.  Miami-Dade county enacted BSL, before that law went into effect. 

SB 1276 was amended and passed the Community Affairs committee on 3-4, with a 9-2 vote.  It still needs to go through the Agriculture, and Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations committees.  The amendment prohibits municipalities from passing breed bans, but still will allow breed restrictions.

An identical bill (HB 543) has been filed in the House of Representatives.  You can read more about this on our page for HB 543.

Learn more about SB 1276 on the Senate website. 
Pdf copy of the proposed bill - SB 1276 pdf.
Pdf copy of the bill analysis - SB 1276 Analysis.
Pdf copy of the amendment from 3-4 - SB 1276 amendment.

Please check out our page on Breed Specific Legislation.

Other articles regarding bills HB 543 and SB 1276

Petition against HB 543 - Please sign this petition against BSL in Florida

Allowing Breed Discrimination Laws In Florida Expensive: $25.7 Million Price Tag - article from wctv.tv in Tallahassee

Florida: HB 543 would remove statewide prohibition on BSL - from StopBSL.com

HB 543 Now in Committee - StopBSL.com article.

Repeal of FL BSL Ban to be Heard Thurs., Mar. 4! - from AnimalLawCoalition.com

Florida: SB 1276 passes committee on 3-4 - from StopBSL.com