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CS/CS/SB 1382: Service Animals

GENERAL BILL by Budget ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bennett

Service Animals; Citing this act as the "Dawson and David Caras Act"; removing provisions related to service animals; specifying rights of an individual accompanied by a service animal; providing penalties for denying or interfering with admittance to or enjoyment of a public accommodation; providing rights of housing to the owner or trainer of a service animal; providing a penalty for misrepresentation as an owner or trainer, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/29/2011 Senate • Filed
1/13/2012 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 149
• Introduced -SJ 149
2/6/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2/9/2012 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 500
2/10/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/13/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 500
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 506
2/14/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 519
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/23/2012 Senate • Recalled from Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 674
• Now in Budget
• On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/28/12, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
2/28/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/29/12, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
2/29/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/01/12, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
3/1/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/02/12, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2012 Senate • CS/CS by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 805
3/5/2012 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805
• CS/CS by Budget read 1st time -SJ 808
3/7/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1236
• Amendment(s) adopted (105162) -SJ 1236
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1236
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 1237
3/9/2012 House • In Messages
• Died in Messages