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Lawmakers hear bipartisan push to create commission on intentional misrepresentation of service animals
Summary
Witnesses, including NEADS and Representative Kimberly Ferguson, urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to report favorably on H.1686/S.1254 to create a commission studying intentional misrepresentation of service animals, citing safety risks, disruption to legitimate service teams, and a need for coordinated policy and education.
Representative Kimberly Ferguson asked the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to give a favorable report to H.1686/S.1254, a resolve to create a commission to study intentional misrepresentation of service animals and its impacts on people with disabilities and public venues.
Ferguson told the committee she refiled the bill this session with Representative Kilcoyne as a co-sponsor and noted prior unanimous House support, saying the state needs to “join at least 27 other states” that have addressed the issue. She described a recent incident at a local establishment in which a small dog wearing a poorly…
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