Bill Text: CT SB00289 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Use Of Assistance Dogs For Medical Alert Purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-26 - Change of Reference, House to Committee on Public Health [SB00289 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00289-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 289

 

January Session, 2011

 

LCO No. 1453

   

Referred to Committee on Human Services

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ASSISTANCE DOGS FOR MEDICAL ALERT PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 46a-44 of the general statutes be amended to allow a person who uses a dog for assistance because of seizures, allergens or cancer to travel on public transportation and enter places of public accommodation accompanied by the assistance dog.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand the requirement that public transportation and places of public accommodation allow assistance dogs used for medical alert purposes.

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