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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT Relating to parking privileges for veterans; amending RCW 2 46.19.010, 46.19.040, and 41.04.007; adding a new section to chapter 3 46.19 RCW; and providing an effective date. 4
AI Summary
This bill expands parking privileges for veterans by adding a new category of eligibility for special parking permits. Specifically, veterans who have a 70 percent or higher disability rating from the United States armed forces or Department of Veterans Affairs and use a service animal can now qualify for special parking privileges. The bill amends existing laws regarding parking permits for individuals with disabilities, adding this new veteran-specific qualification to the list of conditions that can qualify someone for a special parking permit. The bill also updates the definition of "veteran" to include this new provision and makes some minor technical changes to existing language, such as spelling out numbers (e.g., changing "sixty" to "60") and reorganizing some sections of the existing law. Additionally, the bill maintains existing requirements for obtaining and renewing disability parking permits, such as requiring medical certification and providing an identification card. The new provisions will take effect on October 1, 2025, giving state agencies time to implement the changes.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (12)
John Braun (R)*,
Matt Boehnke (R),
Mike Chapman (D),
Steve Conway (D),
Perry Dozier (R),
Curtis King (R),
Marko Liias (D),
John Lovick (D),
Jesse Salomon (D),
Judy Warnick (R),
Lisa Wellman (D),
Jeff Wilson (R),
Last Action
Senate Rules "X" file. (on 03/17/2025)
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