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GA SB410
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2014
Primary Sponsor
Lester Jackson
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AI Summary
- Wheelchair-accessible vehicles for hire regulated by at least one county or municipality may operate statewide, including in jurisdictions that either do not regulate vehicles for hire or have no wheelchair-accessible vehicles for hire registered
- After delivering a wheelchair-using passenger outside their home jurisdiction, these vehicles may pick up any customer—regardless of wheelchair use—for a return trip to the originating jurisdiction
- Regulating counties or municipalities must issue distinctive decals for wheelchair-accessible vehicles for hire, and operators must maintain accurate origin and destination logs available for public and government review
- Qualifying vehicles must be equipped with fully functioning wheelchair lifts or fold-out ramps; noncompliance subjects operators to sanctions by the local jurisdiction where violations occurred
- The wheelchair-accessible vehicle provisions automatically repeal on July 1, 2016; a separate provision makes tenants of public airports eligible for membership on airport authorities or commissions notwithstanding local law
Legislative Description
Local Government; authority to operate vehicles for hire equipped to transport passengers in wheelchair throughout state
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/24/2014
Full Bill Text
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