CA AB 1634 Voted Out of Committee

As summarized by the AKC alert -

Quote - May 16th Update - CA AB 1634 Voted Out of Committee

Today, the California Assembly Committee on Appropriations voted
9-to-7 in favor of Assembly Bill 1634. The bill will now be considered
by the full Assembly.

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While this is horrible news; this was somewhat predicated.

Voting apparently went on party lines ( no surprise) but apparently
two democrats opposed it outright. Two more democrats apparently voted
for it but said they will oppose it in the full Assembly if the
concerns of law enforcement and groups representing guide dogs &
service dogs for the disabled are not met.

We are unsure when it will go to the full assembly for the vote but understand that it could be slipped in one way or the other and be passed with the public oblivious to it.

While the concerns of law enforcement may well impede the Bill; Levine could introduce an amendment totally exempting these canines which will leave all of us in the lurch as it were.

If any of you have any additional input or suggestions; please do let us
know. These should be apart from writing the Assembly and Senate. The
best bet maybe writing the Governor. We need find the correct
buttons to persuade him veto the Bill.

( You should also Google the words AB 1634 to see the number of sites
which are around in support of the Bill. It is amazing. Some are even
sponsored/paid sites. )

More to follow. This is only an update for those who have not heard the news.