CS/CS/CS/HB 209: Emotional Support Animals
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Killebrew ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; Eskamani ; Geller ; Leek ; Mercado ; Polsky ; Sabatini
Emotional Support Animals; Prohibits discrimination in housing provided to person with disability who has emotional support animal; prohibits housing provider from requiring such person to pay extra compensation; authorizes housing provider to request certain information; specifies person with disability is liable for damage done by emotional support animal; prohibits health care practitioner from providing information for emotional support animal without personal knowledge of person's need for animal; prohibits falsification of written documentation or other misrepresentation.
Last Action: 3/9/2020 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1084 (Ch. 2020-76) -HJ 994
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 9/20/2019 | House | 
                                    • Filed | 
                        
| 10/10/2019 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 22  | 
                        
| 11/7/2019 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall  | 
                        
| 11/14/2019 | House | 
                                    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 297  | 
                        
| 11/18/2019 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) | 
                        
| 11/25/2019 | House | 
                                    • Now in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee -HJ 383  | 
                        
| 1/14/2020 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 9:00 am, 12 HOB  • Introduced -HJ 22 • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 278  | 
                        
| 1/16/2020 | House | 
                                    • CS/CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 402  | 
                        
| 1/17/2020 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) • CS/CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 397  | 
                        
| 1/21/2020 | House | 
                                    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 410  | 
                        
| 1/28/2020 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/30/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall --Temporarily Postponed | 
                        
| 2/10/2020 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Sumner Hall  | 
                        
| 2/12/2020 | House | 
                                    • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 585  | 
                        
| 2/18/2020 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 582  | 
                        
| 2/19/2020 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 627  | 
                        
| 3/9/2020 | House | 
                                    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1084 (Ch. 2020-76) -HJ 994  |