Changing Florida's Dangerous Dog Law - Mission Impossible?
Part II
So you want to change Florida's Dangerous Dog Law on your own? Let's assume you already have written a simple, minimalistic change with the least amount of language altered. What's next?
You first have to find a legislative sponsor. To increase your chances, you should try to get someone from the controlling party. If you have a legislative sponsor from the controlling party, you have a better chance of passage throughout the entire state. You basically have to go door to door and find someone who says yes. Whoever says yes first, that is your sponsor. Then you need to get some co-sponsors.
Next, you need to get an endorsement list. Based on the subject matter, you would want to consider the Humane Society, SPCA, Police, ARFF, and any other group that would bring votes to the table. You would then create a one half page letter that says what your law is about and who is endorsing it.
Your next move is to put together a lobbying team and go door to door again to educate and get the legislators into a mindset to vote for the bill.
The bill then goes into committee. You and your lobbying team will need to be in Tallahassee to baby sit the bill through the committee.
If the bill gets out of committee, you will then have to be there to make sure you can get the legislators to vote for it.
Who wants to volunteer?
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