Files
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

110 lines
5.0 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE KILLING OR INJURING OF SEEING EYE DOGS AND ASSISTANCE DOGS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 5503"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5503 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Damages", "Dogs", "Guide dogs and assistance dogs", "Liability"]
status: "enacted"
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"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-09"
last_action: "2018-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/516d03f2-4da0-4658-9d16-31f525506d56"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "44ec1654ed3c6c5619f378bf0a5320e1c5fc9f8fb2e8ca93f768fc00cdbe8470"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05503-R00-HB.htm)
2. **R01** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05503-R01-HB.htm)
3. **R02** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05503-R02-HB.htm)
## Votes
- House Roll Call Vote 163 AS AMENDED — **1470** (pass) · lower
- Senate Roll Call Vote 373 ADOPT — **360** (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](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).