House Study Bill 205 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KOESTER) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the issuance of persons with disabilities 1 removable windshield parking placards, and including 2 effective date and applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2581YC (1) 86 ns/nh

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (3), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 (3) Removable windshield placard. 3 (a) A person with a disability may apply for a temporary 4 removable windshield placard which shall be valid for a 5 period of up to six months or a nonexpiring standard removable 6 windshield placard valid for a period of five years , as 7 determined by the physician’s, physician assistant’s, nurse 8 practitioner’s, or chiropractor’s statement under this 9 subsection . 10 (i) A temporary removable windshield placard shall be 11 renewed within thirty days of the date of expiration. Persons 12 seeking temporary removable windshield placards shall be 13 required to furnish evidence upon initial application that 14 they have a temporary disability and, in addition, furnish 15 evidence at subsequent intervals that they remain temporarily 16 disabled. Temporary removable windshield placards shall be 17 of a distinctively different color from nonexpiring standard 18 removable windshield placards. 19 (ii) A nonexpiring standard removable windshield placard 20 shall state on the face of the placard that it is a nonexpiring 21 placard expire on the last day of the month five years from 22 the date of issuance . A person with a disability may renew a 23 standard removable windshield placard within thirty days before 24 or after the date of expiration by submitting a statement from 25 a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, or 26 chiropractor, as provided in this subsection, to the department 27 that the person has a continuing need for the placard. 28 (b) The department shall issue one additional removable 29 windshield placard upon the request of a person with a 30 disability. 31 Sec. 2. Section 321L.2, subsection 4, Code 2015, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 4. A removable windshield placard shall only be displayed 34 when the vehicle is parked in a persons with disabilities 35 -1- LSB 2581YC (1) 86 ns/nh 1/ 2

H.F. _____ parking space. The removable windshield placard shall be 1 displayed in a manner that allows the entire placard to be 2 visible through the vehicle’s windshield. 3 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. This Act 4 takes effect January 1, 2016, and applies to persons with 5 disabilities placards issued on or after that date. This 6 Act does not affect the validity of nonexpiring persons with 7 disabilities placards issued prior to January 1, 2016. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates to the issuance of persons with 12 disabilities removable windshield parking placards. Under 13 current law, a person may apply for either a temporary placard 14 valid for up to six months or a nonexpiring placard. The 15 bill eliminates the nonexpiring placard and replaces it with 16 a standard placard which expires the last day of the month 17 five years from the date of issuance. A person may renew the 18 placard within 30 days before or after the expiration date by 19 submitting a statement from a physician, physician’s assistant, 20 nurse practitioner, or chiropractor to the department of 21 transportation that the person has a continuing need for the 22 placard. 23 Current law provides that a removable windshield placard 24 shall only be displayed when the vehicle is parked in a 25 persons with disabilities parking space. The bill requires the 26 removable windshield placard to be displayed in a manner that 27 allows the entire placard to be visible through the vehicle’s 28 windshield. 29 The bill takes effect January 1, 2016, and applies to new 30 placards issued on or after that date. The bill does not 31 affect the validity of nonexpiring placards issued before 32 January 1, 2016. 33 -2- LSB 2581YC (1) 86 ns/nh 2/ 2