AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - EQUAL RIGHTS OF BLIND AND DEAF PERSONS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES (Prohibits misrepresentation of the status of an animal as a service animal in order to acquire any right or privilege afforded disabled persons.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 13, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 19, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 19, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/26/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 20, 2019
Committee
06/20/2019 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
legislature
May 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
02/13/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Picard
DDemocratic
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