republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2018/hb-5503.md

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Bill	AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS.	AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS.	us/states/ct	Connecticut General Assembly	2018	HB 5503	Connecticut HB 5503 (2018)	bill	Damages Dogs Guide dogs and assistance dogs Liability	enacted	Betts, Whit Borer, Dorinda Buckbee, Bill Carpino, Christie M. Cassano, Steve Cheeseman, Holly H. Cook, Michelle L. Cummings, Stephanie E. Fleischmann, Andrew M. Floren, Livvy R. Genga, Henry J. Hwang, Tony Klarides-Ditria, Nicole Kupchick, Brenda L. Logan, George S. Martin, Henri Morris, Bruce V. Pavalock-D'Amato, Cara Christine Petit, William A. Rovero, Daniel S. Rutigliano, David Santiago, Hilda E. Serra, Joseph C. Somers, Heather B. Zawistowski, Tami	3	28	2	2018-03-09	2018-06-11	openstates	ocd-bill/516d03f2-4da0-4658-9d16-31f525506d56	ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv	44ec1654ed3c6c5619f378bf0a5320e1c5fc9f8fb2e8ca93f768fc00cdbe8470	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ct

Connecticut HB 5503 (2018) — AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. R00 (committee substitute) — source
2. R01 (committee substitute) — source
3. R02 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• House Roll Call Vote 163 AS AMENDED — 147–0 (pass) · lower
• Senate Roll Call Vote 373 ADOPT — 36–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Betts, Whit — primary (person)
• Borer, Dorinda — primary (person)
• Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
• Carpino, Christie M. — primary (person)
• Cassano, Steve — primary (person)
• Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
• Cook, Michelle L. — primary (person)
• Cummings, Stephanie E. — primary (person)
• Fleischmann, Andrew M. — primary (person)
• Floren, Livvy R. — primary (person)
• Genga, Henry J. — primary (person)
• Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
• Klarides-Ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
• Kupchick, Brenda L. — primary (person)
• Logan, George S. — primary (person)
• Martin, Henri — primary (person)
• Morris, Bruce V. — primary (person)
• Pavalock-D'Amato, Cara Christine — primary (person)
• Petit, William A. — primary (person)
• Rovero, Daniel S. — primary (person)
• Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
• Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
• Serra, Joseph C. — primary (person)
• Somers, Heather B. — primary (person)
• Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2018-03-09 REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development referral-committee
• 2018-03-12 PUBLIC HEARING 0316
• 2018-03-26 Joint Favorable committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-26 FILED WITH LCO
• 2018-04-03 REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/09/18
• 2018-04-10 RPTD. OUT OF LCO
• 2018-04-10 FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
• 2018-04-10 HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 252
• 2018-04-10 FILE NO. 378
• 2018-04-17 REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-04-18 Joint Favorable committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-18 FILED WITH LCO
• 2018-04-18 RPTD. OUT OF LCO
• 2018-04-18 NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-04-18 TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
• 2018-05-02 HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
• 2018-05-02 HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A passage
• 2018-05-02 IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
• 2018-05-03 FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
• 2018-05-03 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 500
• 2018-05-03 FILE NO. 676
• 2018-05-09 SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
• 2018-05-09 SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
• 2018-05-09 ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
• 2018-05-24 PUBLIC ACT 18-131 became-law
• 2018-05-29 TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
• 2018-05-29 TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
• 2018-06-11 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/516d03f2-4da0-4658-9d16-31f525506d56. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).