HB 1300 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Revises the prohibited act of discrimination against persons with sensory, mental, or physical handicap to apply to persons with sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service dog by a disabled person.

     Increases authorized maximum penalty for damages for humiliation and mental suffering from one thousand to ten thousand dollars.

     Makes age discrimination prohibitions applicable to persons forty years of age or older.