Cameron Smyth
- Republican
Author
Existing law provides that a peace officer or firefighter assigned to a canine unit, who is assigned to duty away from his or her home jurisdiction because of a declared federal, state, or local emergency, and in the course and scope of his or her official duties, may not be discriminated against in hotels, lodging establishments, eating establishments, or public transportation by being required to pay an extra charge or security deposit for the peace officer's or firefighter's dog. Existing law provides a civil fine for the violation of those rights. This bill would also prohibit that discrimination against the handler of a search and rescue dog, as defined. The bill would also prohibit those entities from denying service to the peace officer, firefighter, or handler based on the presence of the dog. The bill would also expand the circumstances to include when the peace officer, firefighter, or handler is away from his or her home jurisdiction because of an official mutual aid request or training. Existing law provides that the peace officer's law enforcement agency or the firefighter's fire agency is liable for any damages to the premises or facilities caused by the peace officer's or firefighter's dog. The bill would require the handler to be liable for any damages to the premises or facilities caused by the search and rescue dog. The bill would state that nothing in the above-described provisions is intended to prevent the removal of the search and rescue dog in the event the search and rescue dog creates an excessive disturbance to the quiet enjoyment of the property, provided that the peace officer, firefighter, or handler of the search and rescue dog is given at least one warning notice of the excessive disturbance and an opportunity to correct the disturbance.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 92, Statutes of 2010.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5836.)
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4057.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (June 15).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4452.)
Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (March 23).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2243 | HTML |
| 02/18/10 - Introduced | |
| 05/06/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/22/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/30/10 - Enrolled | |
| 07/15/10 - Chaptered |
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