Bill Summary

HB 721 Emotional Support Animals (2019 Session)
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Sponsors
by Killebrew Co Sponsors: Sabatini CS Sponsors: Judiciary Committee
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Summary
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. Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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committees of reference
   H Civil Justice Subcommittee
   H Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
02/08/19
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Filed
02/20/19
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Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/20/19
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Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
03/18/19
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/20/19, 8:00 am, 404 H
03/20/19
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Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/20/19
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Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
03/21/19
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On Committee agenda - Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 12 H
03/25/19
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Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/19
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Now in Judiciary Committee
04/12/19
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/16/19, 1:30 pm, 404 H
04/16/19
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/17/19
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/18/19
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
05/03/19
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/03/19
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Died on Calendar
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bill text & filed amendments
0721
Filed on 02/08/19
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Amendment 794237
Killebrew
Filed on 04/15/19
Adopted
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Amendment 424061
Killebrew
Filed on 04/16/19
Adopted
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0721C1
Filed on 04/17/19
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
413.08
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