Loading chat...
MO HB517
Bill
Status
2/7/2013
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Newman
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Expands disability rights protections to include persons with mental disabilities in addition to visual, aural, and physical disabilities, defining disability according to section 213.010.
-
Grants individuals with disabilities the same rights to use streets, highways, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, and public transportation without discrimination.
-
Establishes that persons with disabilities are entitled to be accompanied by guide dogs, hearing dogs, or service dogs in public places without paying extra charges.
-
Adds "search and rescue dog" as a type of service dog trained to search for or prevent a person with mental disability, including autism, from becoming lost.
-
Permits service dog trainers and members of service dog teams to bring dogs into public places while engaged in training without extra charges.
Legislative Description
Adds an individual with mental disabilities to the list of people who must be afforded the same rights as those without disabilities in public places and the right to be accompanied by a service dog
Last Action
Referred: Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities(H)
5/17/2013