AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE ANIMALS IN INSURANCE UNDERWRITING, THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADVOCATE IN PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING THE WELFARE OR CUSTODY OF COMPANION ANIMALS, ASSAULT OF A DOMESTIC ANIMAL AND ESTABLISHING AN ANIMAL ABUSE TASK FORCE.
To: (1) Prohibit any homeowners insurance or tenants insurance policy from discriminating based on owning any dog that is a dog trained or being trained as a service animal to assist blind, deaf or mobility impaired persons or is a therapy animal, (2) allow the court to appoint an advocate in proceedings concerning the welfare or custody of companion animals, (3) expand assault in the third degree to include domestic animals, and (4) establish an animal abuse task force.
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/23/2026 | Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 3/20/2026 | Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 3/20/2026 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/12/2026 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/12/2026 | (INS) | Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference Judiciary | |
| 2/20/2026 | Public Hearing 02/24 | ||
| 2/19/2026 | Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate |
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