FL S0414

Expands the definition of "individual with a disability" to include anyone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities, including psychiatric, intellectual, and neurological disabilities such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and mental illness

Limits service animals in public accommodations to dogs and miniature horses, and clarifies that emotional support, comfort, or companionship alone do not qualify an animal as a service animal

Allows public accommodations to exclude service animals that are out of control, not housebroken, or pose a direct threat to health and safety, while prohibiting inquiries about the nature or extent of a person's disability

Creates a second-degree misdemeanor penalty plus 30 hours of mandatory community service for anyone who knowingly misrepresents themselves as needing or training a service animal

Increases penalties for businesses that deny access to individuals with service animals, adding a requirement of 30 hours of community service to existing criminal penalties