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Committee approves service-animal misinformation bill after AG and disability-board revisions
Summary
SB 1493 passed the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee Feb. 4 with amendments recommended by the Attorney General’s office and the Disability and Communication Access Board to clarify enforcement and lessen potential interstate‑commerce concerns.
The Hawaii Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on Feb. 4 advanced SB 1493, which would require sellers or providers of emotional support animals (ESA) to give buyers written notice that ESAs do not have the special training that qualifies a service animal under law.
The Attorney General’s office provided written comments, warning that the bill’s notice requirement could “impermissibly burden interstate commerce” if it were excessive compared with local benefits and that the bill “lacks…
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