| Last Action | 03/16/23: to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to animals and making an appropriation therefor. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 882 |
| Sponsor | J. Higdon |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 258.119 to allow the animal care assistance fund to receive fines; amend KRS 258.500 to define "person" as a person with a disability who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider and stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition; exclude from therapeutic relationship fee-based transactions for disability documentation absent a face-to-face consultation with a health care provider; establish requirements for an assistance dog to be granted public accommodation; affirm certain rights and privileges of public establishments as nondiscriminatory and allow additional rights for those providing accommodation in situations of tenancy; amend KRS 258.335 to make unlawful the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodation; amend KRS 258.991 to set penalty for interference with use of an assistance dog at $500 to $1,000 and delete jail time; make the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodations unlawful and provide for a fine of up to $1,000; require that fines be paid into the animal control and care fund with 50% for spay and neuter clinics and 50% for county animal shelter block grants; amend KRS 525.010 to clarify the definition of "assistance dog"; APPROPRIATION. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - Animal control and assistance dogs Disabilities and the Disabled - Unlawful misrepresentation of assistance dog, prevention Dogs - Unlawful misrepresentation of assistance dog, prevention Landlord and Tenant - Assistance dog, landlord rights, documentation Public Assistance - Unlawful misrepresentation of assistance dog, prevention Public Health - Unlawful misrepresentation of assistance dog, prevention Small Business - Assistance dog, misrepresentation, penalty Trade Practices and Retailing - Assistance dog, accommodation, misrepresentation of pets, penalties Agriculture - Animal control and care fund, money from penalties Counties - Animal control and care fund, animal shelters, spay neuter clinics, funding Appropriations - Animal control and care fund, animal shelters, spay neuter clinics, funding |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/07/23 |
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| 02/09/23 |
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| 02/28/23 |
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| 03/01/23 |
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| 03/03/23 |
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| 03/16/23 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; add definitions for "assistance dog" and "emotional support animal"; specify that emotional support animals are not required to be admitted where assistance dog are allowed; specify that the rights, privileges, and exemptions afforded to assistance dogs do not extend to emotional support animals. |
| Index Headings |
Local Mandate - Emotional support animals, assistance dog rights and privileges, exclusion Disabilities and the Disabled - Emotional support animals, assistance dog rights and privileges, exclusion Dogs - Emotional support animals, assistance dog rights and privileges, exclusion Landlord and Tenant - Emotional support animals, tenants, exclusion Small Business - Emotional support animals, assistance dog rights and privileges, exclusion Trade Practices and Retailing - Emotional support animals, assistance dog rights and privileges, exclusion |
Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)