House Sponsors: HOLBROOK-HOFFMAN-BOLAND. Senate Sponsors: CLAYBORNE-CULLERTON Short description: ASSISTANCE ANIMAL DAMAGES ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Assistance Animal Damages Act. Provides that a physically impaired person who uses an assistance animal or the owner of an assistance animal may bring an action for economic and noneconomic damages against any person who steals or, without provocation, attacks the assistance animal. Permits an action for additional damages under specified circumstances. Provides that no cause of action arises if a physically impaired person, owner, or the person having custody or supervision of an assistance animal was committing a criminal or civil trespass at the time of the theft of or attack on the assistance animal. Provides for the awarding of attorney's fees under specified circumstances. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Human Services) HB 105 will not have any fiscal impact on this Department. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Makes various changes concerning: the definition of "daily life activity"; prohibiting the exposure of the assistance animal to any chemical that is hazardous to the assistance animal; recoverable expenses; and other matters. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0480 Last action date: 99-08-13 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status