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House debates substitute for Senate Bill 79 after dispute over proposed increases to disability-parking fines
Summary
Floor debate on Senate Bill 79 centered on changes to where funds are directed and a contentious proposal to increase fines for parking in disability or school-bus zones; sponsors and opponents disagreed over whether doubling fines is warranted and whether enforcement, not fee levels, is the core issue.
Representative Johnson moved to substitute the first substitute of Senate Bill 79 with a second substitute that restores fund allocation to the original recipient (local entities that administer the program) rather than targeting elderly and disabled recipients. Johnson said the earlier first substitute directing funds to elderly and disabled recipients proved unworkable.
The floor discussion turned to penalties for parking in…
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