https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/tags/hb-668/Recent content in Hb-668 on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/politics/kemp-signs-service-dog-protections/Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/politics/kemp-signs-service-dog-protections/<p>Governor Brian Kemp signed <strong>House Bill 668</strong> into law on Thursday, giving Georgia some of the strongest service dog protections in the Southeast and taking direct aim at the growing problem of fake service animals in public spaces.</p> <p>The legislation, passed during the <strong>2026 legislative session</strong>, does two things: it significantly increases criminal penalties for anyone who intentionally harms or kills a service dog, and it makes it a <strong>misdemeanor offense</strong> to falsely represent a pet as a service animal.</p>