RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 17 (HB 140) 2024 Regular Session Horton
Existing law provides free parking for a disabled veteran, his conveyance, and his passengers
at any air carrier airport if the veteran provides proof of his disability in the form of a military
honor license plate or a completed certificate from the La. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
certifying that the disabled veteran has a service-connected disability of 50% or more, as
determined by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
Existing law specifies that free parking at air carrier airports is authorized for any disabled
veteran, his conveyance, and his passengers at any air carrier airport.
Existing law specifies that if the disabled veteran provides proof of his service-connected
disability in the form of a military honor license plate or a completed certificate from the La.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs certifying that the disabled veteran has a service-connected
disability, as determined by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, he may avail himself of free
airport parking.
New law adds a disabled veteran identification card issued by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs as an acceptable form of proof of disability for purposes of existing law.
Prior law specified that a disabled veteran authorized to park for free at an airport pursuant
to prior law is prohibited from parking for a period exceeding 10 days. Further specified an
air carrier airport could charge a disabled veteran the customary parking fee for each day he
is parked at the airport that exceeds 10 days.
New law removes the 10 day parking limitation and specifies that a disabled veteran is
authorized to park free at an airport upon proof of an airline ticket showing the departure and
return date.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 29:27.1(A) and (B))