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.
California AB 2243 (20092010) — Civil law: search and rescue dogs.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Smyth — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2010-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2010-03-11 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2010-03-23 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (March 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-03-24 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2010-04-05 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4452.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-04-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2010-04-29 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2010-05-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2010-06-21 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (June 15). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-06-22 Read second time and amended. Ordered to Consent Calendar. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2010-06-24 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4057.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-06-24 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2010-06-28 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5836.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2010-07-06 Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
2010-07-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2010-07-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 92, Statutes of 2010.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3a1b299c-053d-4a2d-aa5f-b8e1ef9eb357. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).