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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS."
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description: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 5503"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 5503 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Damages", "Dogs", "Guide dogs and assistance dogs", "Liability"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["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"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-03-09"
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last_action: "2018-06-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/516d03f2-4da0-4658-9d16-31f525506d56"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "44ec1654ed3c6c5619f378bf0a5320e1c5fc9f8fb2e8ca93f768fc00cdbe8470"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut HB 5503 (2018) — AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **R00** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05503-R00-HB.htm)
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2. **R01** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05503-R01-HB.htm)
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3. **R02** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05503-R02-HB.htm)
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## Votes
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- House Roll Call Vote 163 AS AMENDED — **147–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Roll Call Vote 373 ADOPT — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Betts, Whit — primary (person)
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- Borer, Dorinda — primary (person)
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- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
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- Carpino, Christie M. — primary (person)
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- Cassano, Steve — primary (person)
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- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
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- Cook, Michelle L. — primary (person)
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- Cummings, Stephanie E. — primary (person)
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- Fleischmann, Andrew M. — primary (person)
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- Floren, Livvy R. — primary (person)
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- Genga, Henry J. — primary (person)
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- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
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- Klarides-Ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
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- Kupchick, Brenda L. — primary (person)
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- Logan, George S. — primary (person)
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- Martin, Henri — primary (person)
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- Morris, Bruce V. — primary (person)
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- Pavalock-D'Amato, Cara Christine — primary (person)
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- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
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- Rovero, Daniel S. — primary (person)
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- Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
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- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
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- Serra, Joseph C. — primary (person)
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- Somers, Heather B. — primary (person)
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- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-03-09** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-12** PUBLIC HEARING 0316
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- **2018-03-26** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-26** FILED WITH LCO
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- **2018-04-03** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/09/18
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- **2018-04-10** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2018-04-10** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
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- **2018-04-10** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 252
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- **2018-04-10** FILE NO. 378
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- **2018-04-17** REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-18** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-04-18** FILED WITH LCO
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- **2018-04-18** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2018-04-18** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-18** TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
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- **2018-05-02** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
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- **2018-05-02** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2018-05-02** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
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- **2018-05-03** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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- **2018-05-03** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 500
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- **2018-05-03** FILE NO. 676
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- **2018-05-09** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
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- **2018-05-09** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
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- **2018-05-09** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2018-05-24** PUBLIC ACT 18-131 `became-law`
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- **2018-05-29** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2018-05-29** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
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- **2018-06-11** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/516d03f2-4da0-4658-9d16-31f525506d56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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