SB 1732 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Justice

Summary

Criminal Justice; Providing criminal penalties for persons who commit any act that causes, tends to cause, encourages, or contributes to a child committing offenses of specified severities; providing criminal penalties for an adult who causes or entices a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor commits, a specified violation of law relating to animal cruelty, etc.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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S 1732 Filed → S 1732 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands criminal penalties for adults who cause or entice minors to commit animal cruelty offenses, creating a new felony charge. It also adds new provisions to the Criminal Punishment Code's offense severity ranking chart, including animal cruelty and various other crimes. The bill amends existing child welfare and abuse reporting statutes to strengthen protections for minors and improve law enforcement response to child abuse cases.

Scope change

The bill significantly expands the scope of criminal liability for animal cruelty when minors are involved, and adds new offenses to the state's criminal punishment severity rankings.

REQUIREMENT

Created new Section 827.12 establishing a third-degree felony for adults who cause or entice minors to commit animal cruelty violations or commit such violations in the presence of minors.

Added animal cruelty (fighting or baiting animals) to the Criminal Punishment Code's Level 1 offense severity ranking chart.

ENFORCEMENT

Amended Section 827.04 to increase penalties for adults who cause, encourage, or contribute to children committing offenses, with penalties escalating based on the severity of the underlying offense.

TECHNICAL

Amended multiple existing statutes including child abuse reporting requirements, paternity determination procedures, and prosecution programs for male offenders who victimize young girls.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the act to October 1, 2025.

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Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice; Agriculture; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors