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Committee holds bill to create temporary parking placards for pregnant people after ADA concerns
Summary
Representative Lee proposed a $15 temporary disabled-parking placard for pregnant people; disability advocates warned the change could conflict with ADA parking formulas and displace accessible stalls. The committee voted unanimously to hold HB173 so sponsors can craft an amendment.
Representative Lee introduced HB173, a bill to allow people who are pregnant to purchase a temporary disabled-parking placard for $15 from the DMV to use accessible spaces while pregnant. “You can go to the DMV, snag the permit for $15. It's temporary. Once you have the baby, it's gone,” the sponsor said when presenting the bill.
Supporters framed the proposal as a simple, family-support measure intended to shorten walking distances for expectant parents. The sponsor said the intent is to provide a short-term accommodation during physically challenging…
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