Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 335 — AN ACT relating to animals.

Last action — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on April 09, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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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."

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

137 added · 189 removed

137 line(s) added, 189 removed.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 335/GA AN ACT relating to animals.
CHAPTER 140 1 CHAPTER 140 ( HB 335 ) AN ACT relating to animals.
(1) As used in [subsections (1) to (11) of ]this section, unless the context requires otherwise:[,] (a) "Assistance dog" means a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with disabilities and is considered a service animal under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.
(1) As used in [subsections (1) to (11) of ]this section, unless the context requires otherwise:[,] (a) "Assistance dog" means a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with disabilities and is considered a service animal under the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S.C.
A psychologist who holds a valid, unrestricted state license under Page 1 of 7 HB033510.100 - 1378 - XXXX 3/21/2024 3:12 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 335/GA KRS 319.050;
A psychologist who holds a valid, unrestricted state license under KRS 319.050;
Page 2 of 7 HB033510.100 - 1378 - XXXX 3/21/2024 3:12 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 335/GA (8) The rights, privileges, and accommodations granted to a person under this section shall not be enforceable if[provisions of this section shall not apply unless] the person has not complied, at the time of seeking the accommodation,[complies] with the legal requirements to:
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (8) The rights, privileges, and accommodations granted to a person under this section shall not be enforceable if[provisions of this section shall not apply unless] the person has not complied, at the time of seeking the accommodation,[complies] with the legal requirements to:
(b) Maintain a general no pets policy if the policy is not used to exclude Page 3 of 7 HB033510.100 - 1378 - XXXX 3/21/2024 3:12 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 335/GA assistance dogs;
(b) Maintain a general no pets policy if the policy is not used to exclude assistance dogs;
(14) Any establishment under subsection (6) of this section that would admit an animal under tenancy may request documentation if the disability or disability- related need is not readily apparent.
(14) Any establishment under subsection (6) of this section that would admit an animal under tenancy may request documentation if the disability or disability-related need is not readily apparent.
Page 4 of 7 HB033510.100 - 1378 - XXXX 3/21/2024 3:12 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 335/GA Section 3.
Section 3.
(2) Misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to gain accommodation under subsection (2) of Section 2 of this Act is a violation with a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).
CHAPTER 140 3 (2) Misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to gain accommodation under subsection (2) of Section 2 of this Act is a violation with a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).
It includes aircraft, watercraft, railroad cars, buses, and air, boat, Page 5 of 7 HB033510.100 - 1378 - XXXX 3/21/2024 3:12 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 335/GA railroad, and bus terminals and stations and all appurtenances thereto.
It includes aircraft, watercraft, railroad cars, buses, and air, boat, railroad, and bus terminals and stations and all appurtenances thereto.
(k) "Police dog," which means any dog that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency as defined in KRS 61.298 for the Page 6 of 7 HB033510.100 - 1378 - XXXX 3/21/2024 3:12 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 335/GA principal purpose of aiding in detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, and apprehension of offenders;
(k) "Police dog," which means any dog that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency as defined in KRS 61.298 for the principal purpose of aiding in detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, and apprehension of offenders;
Page 7 of 7 HB033510.100 - 1378 - XXXX 3/21/2024 3:12 PM GA
Signed by Governor April 9, 2024.
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Action History

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)

  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  5. received in House

  6. 3rd reading, passed 37-1

  7. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024

  8. 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

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

  10. to Agriculture (S)

  11. to Committee on Committees (S)

  12. received in Senate

  13. 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  14. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 15, 2024

  15. reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  16. returned to Agriculture (H)

  17. 2nd reading

  18. taken from Agriculture (H)

  19. returned to Agriculture (H)

  20. 1st reading

  21. taken from Agriculture (H)

  22. to Agriculture (H)

  23. to Committee on Committees (H)

  24. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASS HB 335

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 28000
Unaffiliated 6100
Total 37100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Turner — Yea
Schickel — Yea
Westerfield — Yea
Thayer — Yea
Yates — Yea
Southworth — Nay
Harper Angel — Yea
Cassie Chambers Armstrong Democrat Yea
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Yea
Karen Berg Democrat Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15000
Republican 72000
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 98000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Heath — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Bentley — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Justice — Yea
Timoney — Yea
Pratt — Yea
Raymond — Yea
Graham — Yea
Bratcher K. — Yea
Stevenson C — Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Yea
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Yea
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Yea
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 335 do?
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."
Who sponsors HB 335?
HB 335 is sponsored by Candy Massaroni (Republican) and Steven Rudy (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 335?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 335?
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