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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Griego
DATE TYPED 2/25/05
HB
SHORT TITLE Disability Parking Placard Replacement
SB 802
ANALYST Wilson
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
$160.0
Recurring General Fund
Relates to SB 757
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Governor’s Commission on Disability (GCD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 802 appropriates $160 thousand from the general fund to the motor vehicle division
of the Taxation and Revenue Department for the purpose of replacing existing disability parking
placards with new numbered placards, accompanied by an identification card, stating the person
to whom it was issued and the person's driver's license number and photograph. fund.
The bill contains an emergency clause and becomes effective upon being signed by the Gover-
nor.
Significant Issues
DVR provided the following analysis of this bill:
Does not address what people with disabilities who have a parking placard must do in or-
der to obtain a replacement disability-parking placard;
Does not indicate what documentation is required;
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Senate Bill 802 -- Page 2
Individuals with obvious physical or mobility impairments who present themselves to
MVD should automatically grant a special registration plate or parking placard to indi-
viduals with mobility impairments when they register at MVD. These individuals have
extreme difficulties in transporting themselves; and
Picture ID or some other identification card that matches the parking placard will lessen
abuse of parking placards.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $160 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year shall revert
to the general fund.
This bill has an emergency clause.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Administrative procedures will have to be developed to assist individuals receive special regis-
tration or parking placard in the most timely manner.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
SB 802 is similar to SB 757
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