Hawaii Senate Bill 1493

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Introduced and passed First Reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals to provide written notice to the buyers or recipients that the animal does not have the special training required to qualify as a service animal; the animal is not entitled to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a service animal; and knowingly misrepresenting as a service animal any animal that does not meet the statutory requirements of a service animal is a violation of law. Requires sellers or providers of certificates or identification tags for emotional support animals to provide written notice to the buyers or recipients that the item does not entitle an emotional support animal to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a service animal and knowingly misrepresenting as a service animal any animal that does not meet the statutory requirements of a service animal is a violation of law. Establishes penalties.

Relating To Service Animals.

Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]	Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]
Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Tim Richards [D]	Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-23	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-22	Senate	Pending Introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1493&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1493_.HTM