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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 140
BY REPRESENTATIVES HORTON, CHASSION, KNOX, AND TAYLOR
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 29:27.1(A) and (B) relative to parking for disabled veterans; to
3 clarify proof of disability requirements for honoring free airport parking for disabled
4 veterans; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 29:27.1(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 ยง27.1. Airport parking exemption for certain disabled veterans
9 A. All air carrier airports shall provide free airport parking for a disabled
10 veteran, his conveyance, and his passengers if the disabled veteran provides proof
11 of his service-connected disability of fifty percent or more in the form of a military
12 honor license plate as provided for in R.S. 47:490.4 and 490.31, or a disabled veteran
13 identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or a
14 completed certificate from the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs certifying
15 that the disabled veteran has a service-connected disability of fifty percent or more,
16 as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
17 B. A disabled veteran shall be authorized to park for free at an airport
18 pursuant to this Section shall be prohibited from parking for a period exceeding ten
19 days. An air carrier airport may charge a disabled veteran the customary parking fee
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1 for each day he is parked at the airport that exceeds ten days. upon proof of an airline
2 ticket showing the departure and return date.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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