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Sponsor asks agency to publicize 'yellow dot' program; tow-truck blue-light bill rolled for revision
Summary
Representative Shaw asked that transportation/safety agencies publicize an existing 'yellow dot' marker for drivers with intellectual disabilities and rolled HB 1713 and HB 1714 for one week so sponsors can coordinate amendments and Senate sponsors; he also discussed possible 'blue envelope' documentation for drivers with intellectual disabilities.
Representative Shaw explained two related bills concerning roadside safety and special markers. For HB 1713 he had sought limited use of blue lights for tow trucks loading vehicles on interstates but said the Department of Safety had concerns; for HB 1714 he raised an existing "yellow dot" program (a voluntary notice to law enforcement about intellectual disabilities) and asked agencies to publicize that program so officers are aware.
"I just want to make a comment here... transportation say they have a yellow dot, but I never heard of it," Representative Shaw said, urging the Department of Transportation and Department of Safety to publicize the marker to reduce stops where officers do not recognize a driver's disability. The sponsor asked to roll the bills one week to draft amendments and coordinate with Senate sponsors; the committee agreed and rolled both items without objection.
