Kentucky House Bill 335
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to animals.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 9, 2024
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Candy Massaroni
Steven Rudy
First Action
Jan 22, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 9, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
335
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
Candy Massaroni
grade
Primary
Steven Rudy
grade
Primary
Motion Text
PASS HB 335
House Roll Call Votes
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Meredith
Yes
Nemes
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Smith
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Thomas
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Williams
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Wilson
Yes
Summary
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."
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed House Committee Amendment 1
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04/09/2024
House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)
03/28/2024
House
delivered to Governor
03/28/2024
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/28/2024
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/28/2024
House
received in House
03/28/2024
House
3rd reading, passed 37-1
03/27/2024
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
03/27/2024
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/26/2024
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/25/2024
Senate
to Agriculture (S)
03/22/2024
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/22/2024
Senate
received in Senate
03/21/2024
House
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/14/2024
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 15, 2024
03/13/2024
House
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/12/2024
House
returned to Agriculture (H)
03/12/2024
House
2nd reading
03/12/2024
House
taken from Agriculture (H)
03/11/2024
House
returned to Agriculture (H)
03/11/2024
House
1st reading
03/11/2024
House
taken from Agriculture (H)
03/05/2024
House
to Agriculture (H)
01/22/2024
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/22/2024
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Jan 23, 2024 12:37:55 AM
Record Updated
Jul 10, 2024 1:04:33 PM