Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 112
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 16-18-2-328.2; IC 16-32-3.5.
Synopsis: Service animals. Amends the definition of "service animal"
to include a service animal in training for purposes of provisions
governing service animals on the premises of a public accommodation.
Provides that misrepresenting an animal as a service animal to obtain
a right or privilege in a public accommodation is a Class C infraction.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Qaddoura
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 112
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 16-18-2-328.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.230-2023,
2 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 328.2. (a) "Service animal", for purposes of
4 IC 16-32-3, and IC 16-32-3.5, has the meaning set forth in
5 IC 16-32-3-1.5.
6 (b) "Service animal", for purposes of IC 16-32-3.5, has the
7 meaning set forth in IC 16-32-3.5-3.
8 SECTION 2. IC 16-32-3.5-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.230-2023,
9 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "service animal" has
11 the meaning set forth in IC 16-32-3-1.5. refers to a dog or miniature
12 horse:
13 (1) individually trained; or
14 (2) in training;
15 to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a
16 disability.
17 SECTION 3. IC 16-32-3.5-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.230-2023,
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1 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) A public accommodation shall not ask about
3 the nature or extent of an individual's disability, but may make the
4 following two (2) inquiries to determine whether an animal qualifies as
5 a service animal:
6 (1) Whether the animal is required because of a disability.
7 (2) What work or task the animal:
8 (A) has been trained; or
9 (B) is in training;
10 to perform.
11 (b) A public accommodation shall not require documentation, such
12 as proof that the animal:
13 (1) has been:
14 (1) (A) certified;
15 (2) (B) trained; or
16 (3) (C) licensed; or
17 (2) is in training;
18 as a service animal.
19 (c) A public accommodation may not make inquiries about a service
20 animal's qualifications when it is readily apparent that the animal is:
21 (1) trained; or
22 (2) in training;
23 to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability.
24 SECTION 4. IC 16-32-3.5-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
25 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
26 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. A person who intentionally
27 misrepresents an animal in the person's possession as a service
28 animal in any public accommodation to obtain a right or privilege
29 that is available to a person who qualifies to possess a service
30 animal under state or federal law, knowing that the person is not
31 entitled to those rights or privileges, commits misrepresentation of
32 a service animal, a Class C infraction.
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