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2016 SESSION
SB 363 Persons with disabilities; rights in public places, fraudulent representation of service dog.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Rights of persons with disabilities in public places and places of public accommodation; fraudulent representation of a service or hearing dog; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly and willfully fits a dog with a harness, collar, vest, sign, or identification card commonly used by a person with a disability in order to represent that the dog is a service dog or hearing dog to fraudulently gain public access for such dog in a public place is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103578D pdf
- 01/26/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16103578D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB363ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103578D
- 01/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/16 Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/21/16 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/25/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/16 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/26/16 Senate: Amendment by Senator Reeves agreed to
- 01/26/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB363E
- 01/26/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16103578D-E
- 01/27/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/22/16 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 03/02/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Read second time
- 03/07/16 House: Read third time
- 03/07/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/07/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/07/16 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB363ER)
- 03/10/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/29/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575)