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IN SB0190

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

Vaneta Becker

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Parking signs for accessible spaces erected, replaced, or repaired after December 31, 2019 must display the modified symbol of access instead of the traditional international wheelchair symbol
  • License plates and placards for vehicles transporting persons with disabilities must bear the modified symbol of access on all new, duplicate, or replacement plates issued after December 31, 2019
  • The modified symbol of access is defined as a dynamic character leaning forward with a sense of movement, signifying equivalent facilitation and accessibility
  • Signs and plates issued before January 1, 2020 may continue to display the international symbol of accessibility
  • Effective date: January 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Modified symbol of access. 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), the modified symbol of access when erected, replaced, or repaired after December 31, 2019. Requires that license plates and placards issued by the bureau of motor vehicles 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 on all new license plates or duplicate or replacement plates after December 31, 2019.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation

2/26/2019

Committee Referrals

Roads and Transportation2/26/2019
Homeland Security & Transportation1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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