Philip Wayne “Griff” Griffitts

Trooper’s Law, inspired by a Bull Terrier who was abandoned and tied to a pole during Hurricane Milton evacuations last October, unanimously passed 39-0 in the Florida Senate on Wednesday. Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Sponsored) sponsored the bill (SB 150) in the Senate. Rep. Philip Wayne "Griff" Griffitts, Jr. (R-Panama City) filed a House version (HB 205). […]

Trooper’s Law, inspired by a Bull Terrier who was abandoned and tied to a pole during Hurricane Milton evacuations, unanimously passed its second House committee stop on Thursday. The bill, HB 205, or Trooper's Law, would create a new offense of animal neglect for abandoning a restrained dog outside a natural disaster, such as a […]