Kentucky 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 279 — AN ACT relating to animals and making an appropriation.

Last action — returned to Health and Family Services (H)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 279 involves the addition of specific text while removing certain identifiers related to prior versions of the bill. The main change is the simplification of references, which helps clarify the bill's content without the distractions of bureaucratic or outdated terms. This matters because it makes the legislation more accessible and easier to understand for the public and lawmakers alike, ensuring that everyone is on the same page.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 847 AN ACT relating to animals and making an appropriation.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS SB 279/GA AN ACT relating to animals and making an appropriation.
Page 1 of 6 BR084700.100 - 847 - XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 847 (3) Any person accompanied by an assistance dog shall be entitled to full and equal accommodations on all public transportation, if the dog does not occupy a seat in any public conveyance, nor endanger the public safety.
Page 1 of 6 SB027910.100 - 847 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS SB 279/GA (3) Any person accompanied by an assistance dog shall be entitled to full and equal accommodations on all public transportation, if the dog does not occupy a seat in any public conveyance, nor endanger the public safety.
Page 2 of 6 BR084700.100 - 847 - XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 847 (10) Licensing authorities shall accept that the dog for which the license is sought is an assistance dog if the person requesting the license is a person with a disability or the trainer of the dog.
Page 2 of 6 SB027910.100 - 847 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS SB 279/GA (10) Licensing authorities shall accept that the dog for which the license is sought is an assistance dog if the person requesting the license is a person with a disability or the trainer of the dog.
Page 3 of 6 BR084700.100 - 847 - XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 847 (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to misrepresent a dog as an assistance dog, as part of a request for an accommodation granted under Section 1 of this Act, regardless of whether the misrepresentation is communicated verbally, in writing, or non-verbally by placing a harness, collar, vest, or sign on the dog that falsely indicates it is an assistance dog.
Page 3 of 6 SB027910.100 - 847 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS SB 279/GA (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to misrepresent a dog as an assistance dog, as part of a request for an accommodation granted under Section 1 of this Act, regardless of whether the misrepresentation is communicated verbally, in writing, or non-verbally by placing a harness, collar, vest, or sign on the dog that falsely indicates it is an assistance dog.
(3) "Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons Page 4 of 6 BR084700.100 - 847 - XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 847 has access and includes but is not limited to highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusements, parks, places of business, playgrounds, and hallways, lobbies, and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence.
(3) "Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons Page 4 of 6 SB027910.100 - 847 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS SB 279/GA has access and includes but is not limited to highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusements, parks, places of business, playgrounds, and hallways, lobbies, and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence.
Page 5 of 6 BR084700.100 - 847 - XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 847 (g) "Cadaver dog," which means a dog that is trained to find human remains;
Page 5 of 6 SB027910.100 - 847 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS SB 279/GA (g) "Cadaver dog," which means a dog that is trained to find human remains;
Page 6 of 6 BR084700.100 - 847 - XXXX Jacketed
Page 6 of 6 SB027910.100 - 847 - XXXX GA
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Action History

  1. returned to Health and Family Services (H)

  2. 1st reading

  3. taken from Health and Family Services (H)

  4. to Health and Family Services (H)

  5. received in House

  6. 3rd reading, passed 34-0

  7. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2020

  8. 2nd reading, to Rules

  9. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

  10. to Health & Welfare (S)

  11. introduced in Senate

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASS SB 279

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19004
Republican 14000
Democrat 1000
Total 34004
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Alvarado — Yea
Nemes — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Buford — Yea
Hornback — Yea
Turner — Yea
Humphries — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Carroll D — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Schickel — Yea
Castlen — Yea
Schroder — Yea
Westerfield — Yea
Clark — Yea
McGarvey — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Thayer — Yea
Harris — Yea
Embry — Not Voting
Parrett — Not Voting
Harper Angel — Not Voting
Miller J — Not Voting
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Yea
Brandon Smith Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Mike Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety agriculture
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This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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