AN ACT CONCERNING DOG BREED AND THERAPY ANIMALS IN INSURANCE UNDERWRITING AND EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR MISREPRESENTING A DOG AS A SERVICE ANIMAL.
To: (1) Prohibit any homeowners insurance or tenants insurance policy from discriminating based on (A) harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds, or (B) owning any dog that is a dog trained or being trained as a service animal to assist blind, deaf or mobility impaired persons; and (2) require the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a penalty for intentional misrepresentation of a dog as a service animal to gain accommodations under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 256 [doc] | |
| INS Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| INS Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 256 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 256 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/26/2025 | (LCO) | File Number 256 | |
| 3/26/2025 | Senate Calendar Number 177 | ||
| 3/26/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 3/26/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/20/2025 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/25 5:00 PM | |
| 3/11/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/11/2025 | (INS) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 2/28/2025 | Public Hearing 03/04 | ||
| 2/25/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate |
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