'trooper's Law' Moves Along In Florida Legislature

Trooper's Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by Florida Highway Patrol troopers, has cleared another hurdle in the Florida Senate.

The Rules Committee reported SB 150 favorably on Wednesday.

Last week, it moved through the Agriculture Committee after a unanimous vote.

The bill would make abandoning a restrained animal during a natural disaster a third-degree felony.

FHP troopers found Trooper, a Bull Terrier, in belly-high water, abandoned along Interstate 75, near Pebble Creek, north of Tampa during evacuations for Hurricane Milton last year.