Establish penalties for negligent injury or death of service animals

This bill (LC 2070) aimed to establish criminal penalties for individuals who negligently cause injury or death to service animals. It would have directly affected people who unintentionally harm these animals while performing their duties. The proposed law would have created specific fines or jail terms for such negligence, treating service animal harm as a separate offense. However, the bill died in the legislative process on May 22, 2025, and never became law.