CS/HB 721: Emotional Support Animals
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Killebrew ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sabatini
Emotional Support Animals; Provides that individual with disability who has emotional support animal is entitled to access to housing accommodation; prohibits housing accommodation from requiring such individual to pay extra compensation; authorizes housing accommodation to request written documentation verifying individual's disability or disability-related need; specifies individual is liable for damage done by emotional support animal; prohibits falsification of written documentation or other misrepresentation; provides penalties.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/20/2019 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 78 |
| 3/5/2019 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 78 |
| 3/18/2019 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/20/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 3/20/2019 | House |
• Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 478 • Now in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee -HJ 478 |
| 3/21/2019 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB |
| 3/25/2019 | House |
• Favorable by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 498 |
| 3/26/2019 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 498 |
| 4/12/2019 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/16/19, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 4/16/2019 | House |
• CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 745 |
| 4/17/2019 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 737 |
| 4/18/2019 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 757 |
| 5/3/2019 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died on Calendar |
