| Last Action | 04/09/24: signed by Governor |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to animals. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1378 |
| Sponsors | C. Massaroni, S. Rudy |
| 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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| 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 |
Last updated: 4/22/2024 3:57 PM (EDT)