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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the misrepresentation of a service animal. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill amends Massachusetts law to address the misrepresentation of service animals. It defines key terms like "disability," "service dog," and "service-dog-in-training," and outlines provisions related to businesses, law enforcement, and penalties for individuals who misrepresent a dog as a service animal. The bill requires the Massachusetts Office on Disability to provide guidance and resources for businesses, and it establishes civil and criminal penalties for individuals who falsely claim a dog is a service animal. The bill aims to balance the rights of individuals with disabilities who rely on service dogs with protections against abuse of service dog laws.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (83)
Jim Arciero (D),
Brian Ashe (D),
Bruce Ayers (D),
Jennifer Benson (D),
Will Brownsberger (D),
William Crocker (R),
Josh Cutler (D),
Angelo D'Emilia (R),
David DeCoste (R),
Dan Donahue (D),
Shawn Dooley (R),
Peter Durant (R),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Lori Ehrlich (D),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Carole Fiola (D),
Paul Frost (R),
Bill Galvin (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Denise Garlick (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Susan Gifford (R),
Anne Gobi (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Rich Haggerty (D),
Stephen Hay (D),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Bradford Hill (R),
Kate Hogan (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Steven Howitt (R),
Dan Hunt (D),
Randy Hunt (R),
Brad Jones (R),
Louis Kafka (D),
Hannah Kane (R),
James Kelcourse (R),
Kathy LaNatra (D),
John Lawn (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
John Mahoney (D),
Joe McGonagle (D),
Joe McKenna (R),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Aaron Michlewitz (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Dave Muradian (R),
Matt Muratore (R),
James Murphy (D),
Brian Murray (D),
Harold Naughton (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Sarah Peake (D),
Alice Peisch (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Elizabeth Poirier (R),
Angelo Puppolo (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Jeff Roy (D),
Paul Schmid (D),
Todd Smola (R),
Mike Soter (R),
Theodore Speliotis (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Alyson Sullivan (R),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Aaron Vega (D),
Dave Vieira (R),
RoseLee Vincent (D),
Timothy Whelan (R),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Bud Williams (D),
Donald Wong (R),
Jon Zlotnik (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4609 (on 02/10/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3657 | 04/02/2019 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3657.pdf | 04/02/2019 |
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