1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the right of certain persons to enter a public facility
1-3 with an assistance animal.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subsection (i), Section 121.003, Human Resources
1-6 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-7 (i) An assistance animal in training shall not be denied
1-8 admittance to any public facility when accompanied by an approved
1-9 trainer who is an agent of an organization generally recognized by
1-10 agencies involved in the rehabilitation of persons who are disabled
1-11 as reputable and competent to provide training for assistance
1-12 animals, and/or their [blind] handlers.
1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-14 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-15 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-16 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-17 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1034 passed the Senate on
March 29, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
present, not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1034 passed the House on
May 8, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present,
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor