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AL SB10

AL SB10
Service animals, individual with a disability, rights and responsibilities for use in a public accommodation or a housing accommodation, criminal penalties for misrepresentation or denial, interference under certain conditions, Secs. 21-7-1 to 21-7-9, inclusive, am'd.


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Introduced
03/05/2019
In Committee
04/18/2019
Crossed Over
04/16/2019
Passed
05/30/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/30/2019

Introduced Session

Regular Session 2019

Bill Summary

Service animals, individual with a disability, rights and responsibilities for use in a public accommodation or a housing accommodation, criminal penalties for misrepresentation or denial, interference under certain conditions, Secs. 21-7-1 to 21-7-9, inclusive, am'd.

AI Summary

This bill amends sections 21-7-1 to 21-7-9 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to define key terms like "service animal," "individual with a disability," and "public accommodation." It establishes the rights and responsibilities for individuals with disabilities to use service animals in public accommodations and housing, including that public accommodations must modify their policies to permit the use of service animals. The bill also imposes criminal penalties for misrepresenting an animal as a service animal or denying access to an individual with a service animal.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Assigned Act No. 2019-478. (on 05/30/2019)

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