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IN HB1525
Bill
Status
1/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
Holli Sullivan
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AI Summary
HB 1525 Summary
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Defines "modified symbol of access" as a logo featuring a dynamic character leaning forward with a sense of movement that is readily identifiable, simply designed, and signifies equivalent facilitation and accessibility.
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Requires parking signs for accessible parking spaces erected or repaired after December 31, 2017, to display the modified symbol of access instead of the international wheelchair symbol.
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Permits existing parking signs displaying the international symbol of accessibility to remain in use until they are erected or repaired.
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Mandates that disability license plates and placards issued after December 31, 2017, bear the modified symbol of access, while allowing plates and placards issued before January 1, 2018, to continue using the international wheelchair symbol.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Modifying the symbol of accessibility. Requires that parking signs for accessible parking spaces for an individual with a physical disability must bear, instead of the international symbol of accessibility (also known as the international wheelchair symbol), a modified symbol of access, and describes the symbol. Requires that license plates and placards for display in or on a vehicle used to transport a person with a disability must bear, rather than the international symbol of accessibility, the modified symbol of access.
Last Action
Representative Hatfield added as coauthor
1/24/2017