HANDICAPPER PARKING                                                                 S.B. 758: FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 758 (as reported without amendment) Sponsor: Senator Joe Conroy

Committee: Transportation and Tourism

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to redefine the term “handicapper” in the Code’s handicapper parking provisions, to include a person who was determined by an optometrist licensed to practice in the State to have the physical characteristic of blindness. Currently, the Code defines handicapper as a person who is determined by a licensed physician to have one or more physical characteristics, including blindness.

MCL 257.19a                                                                                  Legislative Analyst: S. Margules

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed: 2-29-96                                                                    Fiscal Analyst: B. Bowerman

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.