Relates to establishing the offense of misrepresenting a companion animal as a service animal for personal benefit
Summary
Establishes the offense of misrepresenting a companion animal as a service animal for personal benefit when a person expressly or impliedly represents that an animal in his or her possession is a service animal for the purpose of obtaining any rights or privileges afforded to a person with a disability requiring the assistance of a service animal.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2021
Last action Jan 5, 2022
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MM
Mike Martucci
RRepublican
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