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CS/SB 414: Service Animals

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Altman

Service Animals; Requiring a public accommodation to permit use of a service animal by an individual with a disability under certain circumstances; prohibiting a public accommodation from inquiring about the nature or extent of an individual’s disability; providing conditions for a public accommodation to exclude or remove a service animal; revising penalties for certain persons or entities who interfere with use of a service animal in specified circumstances; providing a penalty for knowing and willful misrepresentation with respect to use or training of a service animal, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/23/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 71 (Ch. 2015-131) -SJ 599
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/21/2015 Senate • Filed
1/28/2015 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 60
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 60
3/25/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/30/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/30/2015 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 317
4/1/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 317
4/2/2015 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 317
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/07/15, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
4/7/2015 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 372
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 372
4/10/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/15/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2015 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
4/20/2015 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
4/23/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 599
• Substituted CS/HB 71 -SJ 599
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 71 (Ch. 2015-131) -SJ 599