RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

HB1995

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1995

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to Parking for PERSONS with Disabilities
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1
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Section 291-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended as follows:

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1.
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By
amending the definition of "certificate of disability" to read:

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"Certificate
of disability" means a medical statement issued by a licensed practicing
physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse that
verifies that a person is [
disabled,
]
:

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(1)
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Disabled,

limited, or impaired in the ability to walk[
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]
; or

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(2)
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Blind
or deaf.
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2.
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By amending the definition of "person with a disability" to
read:

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"Person with a disability" means [
a
]
:

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(1)
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A person who is blind or deaf, as certified
by a licensed practicing physician, physician assistant, or an advanced
practice registered nurse; or

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(2)
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A
person with a disability that limits
or impairs the ability to walk, and who, as determined by a licensed practicing
physician, physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse:

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[
(1)
]

(A)
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Cannot walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest,
and who has
been diagnosed with:

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[
(A)
]
(i)

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An
arthritic, neurological, orthopedic, renal, vascular, or oncological condition;

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[
(B)
]
(ii)

Lung disease to such an extent that the
person
'
s forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second,
when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen
tension is less than sixty mm/hg on room air at rest; or

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[
(C)
]

(iii)

A cardiac condition to the
extent that the person
'
s functional limitations are
classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to the standards set
by the American Heart Association; and

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[
(2)
]

(B)
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Because of a condition
identified in [
paragraph (1):
]
subparagraph (A):

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[
(A)
]
(i)
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Cannot walk two hundred feet under the
person
'
s own power without stopping to rest;

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[
(B)
]
(ii)
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Cannot walk without the use of, or
assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device,
wheelchair, or other assistive device; or

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[
(C)
]

(iii)

Uses portable oxygen."

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SECTION 2.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Disability
Parking Pass; People with Disabilities; Eligibility; Deaf; Blind

Description:

Provides
that people who are blind or deaf are eligible to apply for and receive a
disabled paid parking permit.

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