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House committee advances bill protecting service dogs in training; debate over emotional‑support animals and penalties
Summary
The Committee of the Whole forwarded Senate File 147, which updates statutes for service animals and dogs in training, expands access for dogs in training to public spaces, and raises penalties for knowingly harming service animals; lawmakers debated distinctions between service dogs and emotional‑support animals and whether to raise penalties.
The House Committee of the Whole advanced Senate File 147, which updates state law to address service dogs and dogs in training and raises penalties for conduct that injures or impedes such animals.
Committee testimony described incidents where service dogs in training were obstructed or harmed, and sponsors asked for clearer statutory protection. The standing committee amendment adopted on the floor made the act…
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