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.
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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5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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CS/HB 721, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2019 at 7:58 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1128 (c1) Emotional Support Animals Diaz Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died on Calendar 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 413.08 Rights and responsibilities of an individual with a disability; use of a service animal; prohibited discrimination in public employment, public accommodations, and housing accommodations; penalties. Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 721, Original Filed Version Posted 2/8/2019 at 11:27 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2019 (pdf)
Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1128 (c1) Emotional Support Animals Diaz Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died on Calendar
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 424061 - Amendment
Remove line 77 and insert:Killebrew 4/16/2019
9:59 AMAdopted
4/16/2019PDF 794237 - Amendment
Remove line 82 and insert:Killebrew 4/15/2019
9:28 PMAdopted
4/16/2019PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 413.08 Rights and responsibilities of an individual with a disability; use of a service animal; prohibited discrimination in public employment, public accommodations, and housing accommodations; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)