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Hearing held on 'Kanjo's Law' to allow emergency transport for retired K‑9s
Summary
House Bill 4012, known as Kanjo's Law, received testimony from handlers, retired officers and an animal‑welfare nonprofit. Witnesses urged allowing emergency medical transport for retired K‑9s and permitting handlers to accompany them; no committee vote was taken.
The House Committee on Government Operations on May 1 held a hearing on House Bill 4012, dubbed “Kanjo’s Law,” which would allow emergency medical transport for retired law‑enforcement canines and permit a trained handler or caregiver to accompany a retired K‑9 during emergency transport.
Representative Mike Hoadley, the bill’s sponsor, said the change would “simply expand service to official retired canines” and emphasized the bill would not mandate ambulance service or “change the precedent of human life over that of the K‑9 unit.”
Retired officers, former handlers and a representative of the nonprofit K9 Hero Guardians described the dogs’ duties and medical vulnerabilities. Retired Officer Brad Hogue (testimony in transcript…
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