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HB 917: Service Animals

GENERAL BILL by Galvano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Bucher ; Hooper ; Sachs

Service Animals; Expands "service animal" definition to include any animal being trained or being raised for training at future date to perform tasks for disabled individual; provides that person training or raising animal for service animal training has same rights & privileges to public facility access & same damage liability as disabled person accompanied by service animal, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 5/2/2008 House - Died in Healthcare Council
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/12/2008 House • Filed
    2/17/2008 House • Referred to Healthcare Council
    2/22/2008 House • Referred to Healthy Families (HC) by Healthcare Council
    2/29/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Healthy Families (HC), 03/04/08, 2:30 pm, 12-H
    3/4/2008 House • Introduced, referred to Healthcare Council -HJ 00072; Referred to Healthy Families (HC) by Healthcare Council -HJ 00136; On Committee agenda-- Healthy Families (HC), 03/04/08, 2:30 pm, 12-H; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Healthy Families (HC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00193
    3/5/2008 House • Now in Healthcare Council -HJ 00193
    5/2/2008 House • Died in Healthcare Council

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  • HB 917, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2008 at 11:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Committee on Healthy Families (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Committee on Healthy Families (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1496 (c1) Service Animals for Individuals with Disabilities [RPCC] Bennett Similar Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
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    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.

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