[nagdu] Up date on PA HB 123

[Steve Johnson]

If it does go back, do you have language anywhere where there is a penalty
for interfereing with a service animal?  This seems to lead up to that, but
then just seems to miss it. 

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Passle Helminski
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 9:51 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Up date on PA HB 123

Hi Ginger,

You are right.  I am not happy with the Senate amendment but it has to go
back to the House before it becomes law. I may not be law this time as you
know it is never a done deal.  I will not stop until we have a law in PA.

Thanks Ginger.
Passle



>Passle & all,
>
>The original language as introduced read:
>(2.2)  (i)  A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he 
>is the owner or co-owner of a dog that kills, maims or disfigures a 
>guide dog of an individual who is blind, a hearing dog of an individual 
>who is deaf or audibly impaired or a service dog of an individual who 
>is physically limited without provocation by the guide, hearing or 
>service dog or the individual.
>
>The new amendment adds the following language to the above:
>(ii)  A person commits an offense under this paragraph only if the 
>person knew or should have known that the dog he owns or co-owns had a 
>propensity to attack human beings or domestic animals without 
>provocation.
>
>Adding knowledge as an attendant circumstance substantially waters down 
>this bill but as you and Marion have pointed out, getting anything in 
>Pennsylvania's criminal code is in itself a huge step. Kudos to you and 
>all others who've worked so hard to secure increased protection for 
>your dogs.
>
>Best,
>
>Ginger
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>Behalf Of Passle Helminski
>Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:05 PM
>To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Up date on PA HB 123
>
>Hi Marion,
>
>You are so right. That is what I have been telling folks for years.
>No Bill is perfect that why we have amendments.  Just getting a Bill in 
>our Criminal Code on the books has taken more than 8 years and it may 
>take more than 8 more years but we will get it done.  There are too 
>many dogs, trainers and schools that need this Bill to happen.
>
>Artfully yours,
>
>Passle, Kate and Ariel
>
>>Passel,
>>     What is most important in these things is to get something
>passed,
>>even if it is not everything we want. Later, we can go back and
>amend
>>it further. Please let us know what the amendment is, though!
>>
>>Fraternally yours,
>>Marion
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Passle Helminski"
>><passle at roadrunner.com>
>>To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:02 PM
>>Subject: [nagdu] Up date on PA HB 123
>>
>>>   >
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>   The bill has been amended in
>>>>>Judiciary, and the amendment is not posted to the computer
>screen
>>>>>yet, so I have no idea what it contains.  However, the vote
>was 14-0
>>>>>to report the amended bill to the floor.
>>>>>
>>>>>   I hope to be able to find out more about the amendment
>tomorrow.
>>>>>I got the
>>>>>impression that it was to make the language accord with
>existing
>>>>>Crimes Code provisions - so that lawyers could not throw out
>cases
>>>>>on technicality.
>>>>>
>>>>>-Passle
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
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