HB 668

  • Georgia House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Chapter 4 of Title 30, and Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, rights of persons with disabilities, and uniform rules of the road, respectively, so as to change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs; to provide for definitions and conforming changes; to provide for a criminal penalty for a person who causes death or physical harm to a service dog; to provide for exceptions; to revise provisions relating to the use and training of service dogs; to provide for a penalty for persons who misrepresent the need for a service dog; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Mar 06, 2025

House

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Public and Community Health

Mar 03, 2025

House

House Second Readers

House

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

  • Referral-Committee
  • Withdrawal
Public and Community Health

Feb 28, 2025

House

House First Readers

Feb 27, 2025

House

House Hopper

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