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NJ A310
NJ A310"Ruth Gilbert Alzheimer's Accessibility Act"; allows certain individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia to receive, and caregivers transporting those individuals to utilize, parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill permits a person to park a motor vehicle in parking spaces reserved for a person with a disability if the person has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia and the person's ability to walk is limited, impaired, or creates a safety condition while walking as certified by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. Under the bill, a person diagnosed Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia and whose ability to walk is limited, impaired, or creates a safety condition while walking is eligible to receive from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission a person with a disability identification card, a vehicle identification placard, and license plates that display the national wheelchair symbol. Under current law, vehicle identification placards are required to be displayed on the motor vehicle used to transport an individual with a disability and when the vehicle is parked overtime or in parking spaces reserved for individuals with a disability. A caregiver may utilize the placard while transporting an individual with a disability. Additionally, under current law, wheel chair symbol license plates may be issued to motor vehicles owned, operated, or leased by an individual with a disability or by any person furnishing transportation on the individual's behalf.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Ruth Gilbert Alzheimer's Accessibility Act," expands parking privileges for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Currently, parking spaces reserved for persons with a disability are available to those with mobility limitations certified by a medical professional, or certain disabled veterans. This bill adds a new category of eligibility: individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia whose ability to walk is limited, impaired, or creates a safety concern, as certified by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. This means that individuals with these cognitive conditions, when accompanied by mobility challenges, will be eligible to receive disability identification cards, vehicle identification placards (which caregivers can use when transporting them), and license plates displaying the wheelchair symbol, similar to those with other recognized disabilities.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (7)
Paul Kanitra (R)*,
Greg McGuckin (R)*,
Vicky Flynn (R),
Jim Kennedy (D),
Gregory Myhre (R),
Erik Peterson (R),
Gerry Scharfenberger (R),
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A310 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A0500/310_I1.HTM |
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