# Florida SB 676: Animal Welfare

Florida SB 676, Animal Welfare, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Kristen Aston Arrington (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 559 (Ch. 2026-78), CS/SB 1004 (Ch. 2026-76) -SJ 547); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB676-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 676
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Animal Welfare
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 559 (Ch. 2026-78), CS/SB 1004 (Ch. 2026-76) -SJ 547
- Sponsor: Kristen Aston Arrington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (34 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristen Aston Arrington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Fiscal Policy

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-04: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 559 (Ch. 2026-78), CS/SB 1004 (Ch. 2026-76) -SJ 547 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Substituted CS/HB 559 -SJ 547 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 547 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-10-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/676/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB676-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).