Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05387 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/13/2015

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5387
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 784
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5387 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 784

*00784*

Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS 

Introduced by:

REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PARKING PERMITS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 14-253a of the general statutes be amended to provide that a veteran suffering from a diagnosed mental impairment, including, but not limited to, post-traumatic stress disorder, may be issued a windshield placard allowing such veteran to utilize parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities.

Statement of Purpose: 

To allow veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or other qualifying mental impairment to receive parking tags allowing such veteran to utilize parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities.