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1997 SESSION
HB 2807 Parking for persons with disabilities.
Introduced by: I. Vincent Behm, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Parking for persons with disabilities. Revises statutes relating to disabled parking in conformance with the recommendations made by the joint subcommittee studying the enforcement and abuse of handicapped parking laws. The definitions of "organizational removable windshield placard," "permanent removable windshield placard," and "temporary removable windshield placard" are amended to include design changes which incorporate a month and year hole-punch system for expiration dates, a misuse hotline number, and a penalty warning. The penalty for illegally parking in a disabled parking space is raised to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500. All disabled parking signs shall indicate this penalty by July 1, 1998. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance establish volunteer disabled parking enforcement units. In addition, any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide that the law allowing vehicles bearing disabled parking indicia four hours of free parking in time-restricted or metered spaces, shall not apply within the boundaries of such county, city, or town. Any person who (i) counterfeits a disabled parking license plate or placard, (ii) uses a counterfeit disabled parking license plate or placard, (iii) alters a disabled parking placard or plate, (iv) engages in the unauthorized use of a disabled parking placard, or (v) sells a valid, altered, or counterfeit disabled parking license plate or placard shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any person who provides, without exchange of consideration, any valid, altered, or counterfeit disabled parking license plate or placard shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Any person enforcing disabled parking laws may request to examine the photo identification of any person using disabled parking privileges provided by Chapter 12.1. Law enforcement may confiscate the disabled parking placard of any person arrested for placard misuse. The Department may prohibit the issuance of disabled parking indicia to any person so arrested until the defendant's case reaches final disposition. Furthermore, upon receiving notice of a misuse conviction, the Department may revoke the disabled parking license plate or placard of the individual found guilty of the misuse offense. Commencing October 1, 1998, and ceasing January 1, 1999, the Department shall issue organizational and permanent removable windshield placards which meet new design standards to each valid placard holder. The Department shall instruct each placard holder to return his existing placard by mail, and placard holders will not have to be recertified as disabled in order to receive a new placard. All existing organizational and permanent placards will be invalidated on January 1, 1999, and any person displaying an invalid placard after such time may be charged with illegal disabled parking and the invalid placard will be subject to confiscation.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 972468127 pdf
- 01/31/97 House: Committee substitute printed 972475127-H1 pdf
- 02/03/97 House: Printed as engrossed 972475127-EH1 pdf
- 03/03/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2807ER) pdf
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2807ER) pdf
- 04/10/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0904) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- House amendments rejected
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 972468127
- 01/20/97 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/27/97 House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 1
- 01/31/97 House: Reported from C. C. T. with sub. (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 House: Committee substitute printed 972475127-H1
- 02/01/97 House: Read first time
- 02/02/97 House: Read second time
- 02/02/97 House: Committee substitute agreed to 972475127-H1
- 02/02/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/97 House: Read second time
- 02/03/97 House: Amendment by Mr. Watkins agreed to
- 02/03/97 House: Amendment by Mr. Reid rejected
- 02/03/97 House: Amendments by Mr. May rejected
- 02/03/97 House: Previous question ordered (76-Y 19-N)
- 02/03/97 House: VOTE: (76-Y 19-N)
- 02/03/97 House: Amendments #1, 2, & 3 by Mr. Wardrup rejected
- 02/03/97 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. with amd. 972475127-EH1
- 02/03/97 House: Printed as engrossed 972475127-EH1
- 02/04/97 House: Read third time and passed House (79-Y 20-N)
- 02/04/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 20-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reported from Transportation w/amds. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/17/97 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/17/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/17/97 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/97 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (88-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (88-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2807ER)
- 03/07/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/97 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/02/97 House: House concurred in Gov's rec. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2807ER)
- 04/02/97 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Enacted, Chapter 904 (effective 7/1/97)
- 04/10/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0904)