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Committee advances SB 151 after testimony from disability advocates and sponsors
Summary
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard public testimony on SB 151, a bill to strengthen enforcement of parking placard rules for people with mobility disabilities; the committee voted in executive session to report the bill out with an unanimous committee recommendation.
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday heard public testimony on Senate Bill 151, a bill that seeks to tighten enforcement around parking placards issued for people with walking disabilities and to increase penalties for unauthorized use.
Supporters told the committee the bill responds to frequent misuse of disabled parking spaces by able-bodied drivers. "As a person who, who has one of these placards, I can tell you that, whenever I see a person parking at Walmart ... it kind of makes my blood boil," Richard Losales said in testimony. Losales identified himself as representing Litchfield and described the bill’s main elements: requiring certain information on walking disability placards, creating a penalty for parking in a…
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