SCR 77: Service Dog Appreciation Month.

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SCR 77

THIRD READING Bill No: SCR 77 Author: Seyarto (R), et al.

Introduced: 5/12/25

Vote: 21

SUBJECT: Service Dog Appreciation Month

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This resolution proclaims September 2025 as Service Dog Appreciation Month in California.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

Service dogs are extraordinary animals that enable their human companions to live their fullest lives. It takes roughly 18 to 24 months to train a service dog. The training and testing to become a service dog is difficult, with only about one-half of the candidates succeeding in meeting the stringent standards. Service dogs are trained to perform specific tasks for people in their careers and everyday lives, and they can be trained to retrieve objects, assist with balance, give seizure or diabetic alerts, or assist those with psychiatric disabilities. Service dogs improve various aspects of the quality of life of people with physical or psychiatric disabilities or chronic health conditions, such as their psychosocial health, work- or school-life participation, life satisfaction, independence, and self-esteem. Service dogs also serve our nation’s wounded warriors suffering from conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. In the United States, over 61 million individuals live with disabilities, yet less than 1% have the assistance of service dogs. Despite a significant need, the average wait time to obtain a service dog is about three years. This resolution proclaims the month of September 2025 as Service Dog Appreciation Month.

Related/Prior Legislation

SR 71 (Seyarto, 2024) – Adopted in Senate.

SCR 60 (Seyarto, Resolution Chapter 159, Statutes of 2023).

HR 111 (Seyarto, 2022) – Adopted in Assembly.

HR 63 (Seyarto, 2021) – Adopted in Assembly.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 5/21/25)

None received

OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/21/25)

None received

Prepared by: Hunter Flynn / SFA / (916) 651-1520

5/21/25 15:50:32

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