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HI HB2104
Bill
Status
1/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
Mark Takai
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AI Summary
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Allows blind and visually impaired persons to apply for and obtain disability parking permits by adding them to the definition of "person with a disability" under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 291-51.
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Adds a new category (6) to the definition of disability that includes persons who are blind or visually handicapped as defined in sections 235-1, 347-1, and 347-2.
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Recognizes that blind and visually impaired persons face similar mobility difficulties and safety hazards as other persons with disabilities when navigating parking lots.
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Makes minor grammatical corrections by changing "which" to "that" and adjusting punctuation in the disability definition.
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Becomes effective July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Persons with Disabilities; Parking Permits; Visually Impaired
Last Action
(H) The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2/13/2012