HB 424 (2025): directing the department of agriculture, markets, and food to create forms for businesses to request information about service animals and establishing a committee to study the protection of business owners from requests to accommodate customers with fraudulent or untrained service animals.
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HB 424 (2025)
directing the department of agriculture, markets, and food to create forms for businesses to request information about service animals and establishing a committee to study the protection of business owners from requests to accommodate customers with fraudulent or untrained service animals.
- Status: Killed
- Term: 2025-2026
- House committee: Environment and Agriculture
- Subject: Animals
The Story
It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Environment and Agriculture committee. The committee held a public hearing on March 5, 2025, with 17 people signed in online: 7 in support, 9 in opposition and 1 as neutral. The committee held a work session on March 11, 2025. The committee met in executive session on March 11, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted unanimously, 14–0, to recommend that the House kill it, and the report was placed on the consent calendar. On March 26, 2025 the House voted to kill it on a voice vote.
Sponsors
- Rep. Jerry Stringham (D - Graf 3) (prime sponsor)
Hearings and Sessions
- March 5, 2025, 11:00 AM: public hearing, House Environment and Agriculture, LOB 301-303
- March 11, 2025, 9:30 AM: full committee work session, House Environment and Agriculture, LOB 301-303
- March 11, 2025, 11:20 AM: executive session, House Environment and Agriculture, LOB 301-303
- March 26, 2025: consent calendar, House
Votes
- March 26, 2025, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — voice vote, passed
The Docket
- January 9, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture
- March 5, 2025: Public Hearing: 03/05/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303
- March 11, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 03/11/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
- March 11, 2025: Executive Session: 03/11/2025 11:20 am LOB 301-303
- March 11, 2025: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/11/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC)
- March 26, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025