Indiana Senate Bill 240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on March 21 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-21 - Public Law 162
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Emotional support animals. Provides that a dwelling that is exempt from the Indiana fair housing law is not subject to the requirements applicable to emotional support animals. Defines "emotional support animal". Specifies who may use an emotional support animal, who may prescribe an emotional support animal, and when an individual may be prescribed an emotional support animal. Provides that an individual with a disability that is not readily apparent who submits a request for an emotional support animal that falsely suggests the individual has a disability that entitles the individual to the use of an emotional support animal in a

Emotional support animals. Provides that a dwelling that is exempt from the Indiana fair housing law is not subject to the requirements applicable to emotional support animals. Defines "emotional support animal". Specifies who may use an emotional support animal, who may prescribe an emotional support animal, and when an individual may be prescribed an emotional support animal. Provides that an individual with a disability that is not readily apparent who submits a request for an emotional support animal that falsely suggests the individual has a disability that entitles the individual to the use of an emotional support animal in a

Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Rep. Sally Siegrist [R]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]
Rep. Doug Miller [R]

2018-03-07 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 42 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 38 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-21	Senate	Public Law 162
2018-03-21	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2018-03-14	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2018-03-13	House	Signed by the Speaker
2018-03-12	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2018-03-07	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 359: yeas 42, nays 4
2018-03-06	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2018-03-02	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2018-03-01	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 95, nays 0
2018-02-28	House	Representative Miller added as cosponsor
2018-02-28	House	Amendment #1 (Washburne) prevailed; voice vote
2018-02-28	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2018-02-26	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2018-02-12	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-02-07	Senate	Referred to the House
2018-02-06	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Clere
2018-02-06	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Siegrist
2018-02-06	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 38, nays 10
2018-02-01	Senate	Amendment #2 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote
2018-02-01	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2018-01-29	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2018-01-08	Senate	Senator Messmer added as second author
2018-01-03	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
2018-01-03	Senate	Authored by Senator Leising

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/240/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/b/d/e/2bde7be2/SB0240.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/4/5/8/0458fbc1/SB0240.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/7/9/b/979b3d7a/SB0240.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/c/a/c/5cac8ec5/SB0240.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/7/b/7/47b7cb2f/SB0240.03.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/7/3/b/073b4523/SB0240.03.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/a/5/b3a5edd4/SB0240.04.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/0/0/7/f007f5c6/SB0240.04.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/3/c/e/83ce1b63/SB0240.05.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/e/c/1/8ec1f546/SB0240.05.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/5/2/9/7529ccab/SB0240.06.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/c/1/0/6c10e12e/SB0240.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/0/4/8/a0480893/SB0240.172.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/2/2/7/e2275ae6/SB0240.03.ENGS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/c/c/0/2cc00dbf/SB0240.284.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/2/2/5/62256ec2/SB0240.359.pdf