HOLBROOK-HOFFMAN-BOLAND. (CLAYBORNE-CULLERTON) New Act Creates the Assistance Animal Damages Act. Provides that a physically impaired person who uses an assistance animal or the owner of an assistance animal may bring an action for economic and noneconomic damages against any person who steals or, without provocation, attacks the assistance animal. Permits an action for additional damages under specified circumstances. Provides that no cause of action arises if a physically impaired person, owner, or the person having custody or supervision of an assistance animal was committing a criminal or civil trespass at the time of the theft of or attack on the assistance animal. Provides for the awarding of attorney's fees under specified circumstances. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Human Services) HB 105 will not have any fiscal impact on this Department. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Makes various changes concerning: the definition of "daily life activity"; prohibiting the exposure of the assistance animal to any chemical that is hazardous to the assistance animal; recoverable expenses; and other matters. 98-12-30 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 99-02-10 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-10 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUA 99-02-10 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN 99-02-18 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-18 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 111-000-000 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO BOLAND 99-03-11 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-11 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-16 99-03-12 S CHIEF SPONSOR CLAYBORNE 99-03-16 S FIRST READING 99-03-16 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY 99-04-27 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON 99-05-05 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SJUD 99-05-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-06 99-05-10 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-10 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-CLAYBORNE 99-05-10 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-CLAYBORNE 99-05-12 S RULES REFERS TO SJUD 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-CLAYBORNE 99-05-12 S HELD IN COMMITTEE SJUD 99-05-12 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-CLAYBORNE 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-CLAYBORNE 99-05-13 S RULES REFERS TO SJUD 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-CLAYBORNE 99-05-13 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/009-000-000 99-05-13 S SECOND READING 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-CLAYBORNE 99-05-13 S ADOPTED 99-05-13 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-14 99-05-14 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 99-05-14 S TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 5-4(A) SA 01 99-05-14 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 99-05-14 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-14 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 02 99-05-17 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 02/HOLBROOK 99-05-17 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-17 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 02 99-05-19 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 02/HRUL 99-05-19 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 02/117-000-000 99-05-19 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-17 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-13 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-13 H EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01 99-08-13 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0480 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary