This amendment to House Bill No.

Plain English Breakdown

The status of this amendment is currently 'Introduced and Placed With Bill,' meaning it has not yet been passed by both chambers or signed into law.

Amendment to House Bill No. 280: Butterfly Symbol for Nonapparent Disabilities

This amendment requires that a butterfly symbol be used on driver's licenses or ID cards to show a nonapparent disability and directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to consult with advocacy groups about public education.

What This Bill Does

• Requires using a butterfly symbol as the notation for a nonapparent disability on driver's licenses or identification cards.
• Updates the law text to specify adding this butterfly symbol instead of other notations.
• Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to consult with developmental and intellectual disability advocacy groups about public outreach efforts.
• Directs these consultations to focus on educating people about the availability of the nonapparent disability designation.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who hold driver's licenses or identification cards and have a nonapparent disability.
• The Division of Motor Vehicles, which must update license markings and consult with groups.
• Developmental disability and intellectual disability advocacy groups that will be consulted.

Terms To Know

Nonapparent disability

A condition or impairment included in the law text as a specific category for license notation, though not defined further in this document.

Butterfly symbol

The specific image required by this amendment to be added to licenses and ID cards to show the holder has a nonapparent disability.

Limits and Unknowns

• This is an amendment that must be attached to House Bill No. 280; it does not become law on its own.
• The official text states these actions happen 'upon enactment,' but no specific effective date is listed in the provided material.
• The source material does not list specific details about how the public outreach campaigns will be run beyond requiring consultation.

Official Summary Text

This amendment to House Bill No. 280 makes explicit that the notation for a nonapparent disability on a driver’s license or identification card should be a butterfly. It also requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to consult with disability advocacy groups regarding public outreach on the availability of the nonapparent disability designation.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Chukwuocha

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 280

AMEND House Bill No. 280 on line 14 by deleting "

disability.

" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof

“

disability through the use of a butterfly symbol.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 280 on lines 15 to 16 by deleting "

make a suitable notation upon

" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "

add a butterfly symbol to

".

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 280 on lines 16 and 33 by inserting “

nonapparent

” before “

disability

” as it appears on those lines.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 280 on line 20 by deleting "

No designation shall be noted upon

" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "

A nonapparent disability symbol may not be added to

".

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 280 by deleting lines 36 through 40 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 3. Upon enactment of this Act, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall consult with developmental disability and intellectual disability advocacy groups regarding public outreach efforts to educate the public on the availability of the nonapparent disability designation.”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to House Bill No. 280 makes explicit that the notation for a nonapparent disability on a driver’s license or identification card should be a butterfly. It also requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to consult with disability advocacy groups regarding public outreach on the availability of the nonapparent disability designation.