Bill > S1584

Introduced Session

This bill allows a person with a disability who is 16 years of age to obtain an examination permit prior to the age of 17 years regardless of whether the person completed a course of behind-the-wheel automobile driving education and permits a person with a disability to take the road test with a parent or guardian in the vehicle. This bill also allows the parent of guardian of a person with a disability who holds a special permit to be present in the motor vehicle during a behind-the-wheel automobile driving education course. Additionally, the bill removes the dual pedal controlled vehicle requirement during behind-the-wheel automobile driving education and provides that a person issued a special learner's permit may operate a motor vehicle instead of a dual pedal motor vehicle. As defined in the bill, "person with a disability" means a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities or a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, as determined by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

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Carmen Amato (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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