Posted February 6, 2004
HB 1093 - What To Do To Support The Service Dog Bill

This past Wednesday the House Agriculture Committee had a public hearing on HB 1093. If passed, that bill would make it a violation of state law to discriminate against a person because of the use of a service dog (including hearing dogs). The complete text of the bill can be found at http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills041/biltxt/intro/HB1093I.htm. MCDHH testified in support of HB 1093, as its passage would provide under state law discrimination protection to hearing dog owners in various circumstances.

Those persons who now want to move that bill along in the legislative process can show support for the bill by contacting your local representative if they are a member of the House Agriculture Committee and request that they support HB 1093 and vote it out of their committee with a "Do Pass" recommendation. If your representative is not a member of the House Agriculture Committee, you can contact the chair of the committee and express your support for the bill. Contact information for the members of the House Agriculture Committee is as follows (all telephone numbers are in area code 573):

Last Name       First Name        E-mail                                                    Phone #           Fax #

For more information about legislation/issues,
contact MCDHH@mcdhh.state.mo.us.

This report is being posted by the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
02-6-04