Bill Summary

HB 71 Service Animals (2015 Session)
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Sponsors
by Smith (J) Co Sponsors: Albritton, Baxley, Harrell, Sprowls, Watson (C) CS Sponsors: Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Service Animals: Requires public accommodation to permit use of service animal by individual with disability; provides conditions for public accommodation to exclude or remove service animal; revises penalties for certain persons or entities who interfere with use of service animal; provides penalty for knowing & willful misrepresentation with respect to use or training of service animal. Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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committees of reference
   H Government Operations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
   H State Affairs Committee
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Actions
12/08/14
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Filed
12/19/14
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Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee
12/19/14
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Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
02/03/15
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On Committee agenda - Government Operations Subcommittee, 02/10/15, 10:30 am, 212 K
02/10/15
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Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/10/15
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/09/15
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/11/15, 1:00 pm, 404 H
03/11/15
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/13/15
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/16/15
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Now in State Affairs Committee
03/17/15
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 03/19/15, 12:30 pm, 17 H
03/19/15
HOUSE 
Favorable by State Affairs Committee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/19/15
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/24/15
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/15
03/26/15
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/27/15
03/27/15
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 112 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/01/15
SENATE
In Messages
04/01/15
SENATE
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
04/23/15
SENATE
Withdrawn from Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0414; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/24/15
04/24/15
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/24/15
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Ordered enrolled
04/27/15
HOUSE 
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/01/15
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/16/15)
06/11/15
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2015-131
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bill text & filed amendments
0071
Filed on 12/08/14
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Amendment 438395
Smith (J)
Filed on 03/10/15
Adopted
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0071C1
Filed on 03/13/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0071ER
Filed on 04/27/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
413.08
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