Persons with disabilities; rights in public places, fraudulent representation of service dog. (SB363)
Introduced By
Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Rights of persons with disabilities in public places and places of public accommodation; fraudulent representation of a service dog; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly, willfully, and fraudulently fits a dog with a harness, collar, vest, sign, or identification card commonly used by a person with a disability in order to represent that the dog is a service dog to fraudulently gain public access for such dog in a public place is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Read the Bill »
Status
03/10/2016: Passed the General Assembly
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103578D |
01/11/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/21/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2016 | Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services |
01/21/2016 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2016 | Read second time |
01/26/2016 | Reading of amendment waived |
01/26/2016 | Amendment by Senator Reeves agreed to |
01/26/2016 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB363E |
01/26/2016 | Printed as engrossed 16103578D-E |
01/27/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB363E) |
02/03/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/03/2016 | Read first time |
02/03/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/16/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Criminal Law |
02/16/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
02/22/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
03/02/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
03/02/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2016 | Read second time |
03/07/2016 | Read third time |
03/07/2016 | Committee amendments agreed to |
03/07/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended |
03/07/2016 | Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N) |
03/07/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2016 | House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2016 | Enrolled |
03/10/2016 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB363ER) |
03/10/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2016 | Signed by President |
03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
03/11/2016 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
03/11/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB363ER) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
[ GAVEL BANGING ] >> THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. WEAL RETURN TO THE CALENDAR -- WE'LL RETURN TO THE CALENDAR, PAGE 16.Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest): SENATE BILL 363, PASSED THE HOUSE AN AMENDMENTS.
[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM SPOTSYLVANIA, SENATOR REEVES.
Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania): STHAUK, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD -- THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS WITH A BRIEF EXPLANATION.
[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.
Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania): LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE SERVICE DOG BILL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY CAME OUT OF THIS BODY AS PRINTED 36 YES, 4 NOS. IT WENT TO THE HOUSE, THEY DECIDED TO DO SOME SCRIBING ON WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS MADE THE IT. BILL EVEN BETTER. WE INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF HEARING DOG WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE FEDERAL CODE, BUT P THAUT IN THERE. WE STILL HAVE MORE WORK TO DO WITH REGARD TO THIS CODE SECTION THE NEXT YEAR, BUT I THINK THE BILL IS IN GOOD ORDER AND ASK THE BILL PASS.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SENATE CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE?
Comments
This Bill should not be killed. Its a good bill. It should become a law