HF 521 (LSB 2052YH (8) 90)

HOUSE FILE 521

BY  BAETH and TUREK

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to van-accessible persons with disabilities parking spaces and signs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321L.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  a.  The persons with disabilities parking sign shall have a blue background and bear the international symbol of accessibility in white. 
   b.  For an off-street public parking facility containing two or more persons with disabilities parking spaces, the entity that owns or leases the property shall display the words “Van Accessible Priority Parking” on van-accessible persons with disabilities parking signs.
   c.  If an entity who that owns or leases real property in a city is required to provide persons with disabilities parking spaces, the city shall provide, upon request, the signs for the entity at cost. If an entity who that owns or leases real property outside the corporate limits of a city is required to provide persons with disabilities parking spaces, the county in which the property is located shall provide the signs for the entity at cost upon request.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, persons with disabilities parking signs must have a blue background and bear the international symbol of accessibility in white. For an off-street public parking facility containing two or more persons with disabilities parking spaces, this bill requires the entity that owns or leases the property to display the words “Van Accessible Priority Parking” on the van-accessible persons with disabilities parking signs.
   Pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), van-accessible spaces are required to have two signs, mounted at least 60 inches above the ground with the first sign displaying the international symbol of accessibility and the second sign stating that the space is van accessible. The ADA requirements are not affected by the bill.