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Committee passes bill allowing certified high‑risk expectant mothers to use disability parking spaces
Summary
An amendment to HB1457 would permit expectant mothers certified with a high‑risk pregnancy by physicians to use disability parking spaces; sponsors said it would add roughly 1,200 expectant mothers to an existing base of about 350,000 users.
Representative Balso presented an amended HB1457 to allow expectant mothers who have been certified as high‑risk by a physician to use state disability parking spaces. The sponsor said the revision adds approximately 1,200 expectant mothers to a current base of about 350,000 people who use those spaces.
Representative Bridal said he was concerned about impacts to people with long‑term mobility disabilities and said the disability community had expressed consternation about the proposal. The sponsor and the fiscal memorandum attached to the revised bill said the change is limited in scope and estimated the additional users at about 1,200. The committee voted 13–3 to pass the bill to Finance.
