| Last Action | 04/09/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to animals. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 140
Current/Final Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1378 |
| Sponsors | C. Massaroni, S. Rudy |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 258.335 to make unlawful the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodation; amends KRS 258.500 to define “person” as a person who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider and to stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition, to define additional terms, to exclude from therapeutic relationship fee-based transactions for disability documentation absent a face-to-face consultation with a health care provider, to establish requirements for an assistance dog to be granted public accommodation, to provide that emotional support animals are not required to be admitted where assistance dog are not allowed, to provide that the rights, privileges, and exemptions afforded to assistance dogs do not extend to emotional support animals, to affirm certain rights and privileges of public establishments as nondiscriminatory, and to allow additional rights for those providing accommodation in situations of tenancy; amends KRS 258.991 to set the penalty for interference with use of an assistance dog at $500 to $1,000 and to delete jail time, to make the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodations unlawful, and to provide for a fine of up to $1,000; and amends KRS 525.010 to redefine “assistance dog.” |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 258.119 to allow the animal control and care fund to receive fines; amend KRS 258.500 to define "person" as a person who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider and stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition; define additional terms; 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; 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; affirm certain rights and priviledges 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 the 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 funds be paid into the animal control and care fund with 50% to fund spay and neuter clinics and 50% for county animal shelter block grants; amend KRS 525.010 to redefine "assistance dog." |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
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 Local Mandate - Emotional support animals, tenants, exclusion |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Committee Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 03/27/24 |
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| 04/09/24 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except delete Section 1, relating to the animal control and care fund in its entirety; remove the requirement to direct funds from fines for misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog into the animal control and care fund and delete tiering of the fund; make grammatical correction. |
| Index Headings |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Emotional support animals, misrepresentation, fine Dogs - Misrepresentation of a support animal, penalties, general fund Fees - Emotional support animals, misrepresentation, fine Agriculture - Animal control and care fund, fees, tiering Local Mandate - Emotional support animals, misrepresentation, fine, animal control and care fund, fees, tiering |
| Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | R. Heath |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 335 |
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