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CS/CS/CS/HB 849: Service Animals

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Government Operations Subcommittee ; Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Moskowitz ; Pilon ; Stewart

Service Animals; Requires public accommodation to permit use of service animal by individual with disability; provides conditions for public accommodation to exclude or remove service animal; revises penalties to include community service for certain persons or entities who interfere with use of service animal; provides penalty for knowing & willful misrepresentation with respect to use or training of service animal.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Judiciary (JU)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2014 House • Filed
    2/20/2014 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 72
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 72
    3/14/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
    3/18/2014 House • CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 293
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Government Operations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 291
    3/20/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 336
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 336
    3/25/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/27/14, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
    3/27/2014 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 397
    3/28/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 393
    4/1/2014 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 426
    4/9/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/11/14, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/11/2014 House • CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 542
    4/15/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 535
    4/16/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 545
    4/21/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14
    4/23/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 628
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 628
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 628
    4/23/2014 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 592
    • Received -SJ 592
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 849, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2014 at 11:49 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1146 (c1) Service Animals Altman Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2014 4:46 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    413.08 Rights of an individual with a disability; use of a service animal; discrimination in public employment or housing accommodations; penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 849, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/28/2014 at 9:04 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1146 (c1) Service Animals Altman Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    690619 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Smith 4/10/2014
    4:41 PM
    Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    4/10/2014
    PDF
    691519 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Smith 4/10/2014
    5:40 PM
    Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    4/10/2014
    PDF
    091525 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Smith 4/10/2014
    5:48 PM
    Adopted
    4/11/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    413.08 Rights of an individual with a disability; use of a service animal; discrimination in public employment or housing accommodations; penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 849, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/18/2014 at 1:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1146 Service Animals Altman Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    414609 - Amendment
    Remove line 31 and insert:
    Smith 3/26/2014
    6:00 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/27/2014
    PDF
    892359 - Amendment
    Remove line 91 and insert:
    Smith 3/26/2014
    6:00 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/27/2014
    PDF
    707223 - Amendment
    Remove lines 160-222 and insert:
    Smith 3/26/2014
    6:01 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/27/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    413.08 Rights of an individual with a disability; use of a service animal; discrimination in public employment or housing accommodations; penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 849, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2014 at 12:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1146 Service Animals Altman Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    755637 - Amendment
    Remove line 213 and insert:
    Smith 3/17/2014
    4:32 PM
    Adopted
    3/18/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    413.08 Rights of an individual with a disability; use of a service animal; discrimination in public employment or housing accommodations; penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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