Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB547: Generally revise eligibility for disabled parking permit laws
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising eligibility for disability parking permit laws; providing for a pregnant woman to be eligible for a temporary disability parking permit; providing that a $10 fee be collected for the issuance of the temporary disability parking permit and that amounts collected be deposited in the state general fund; amending section 49-4-301, mca; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY PARKING PERMIT LAWS; PROVIDING FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TEMPORARY DISABILITY PARKING PERMIT; PROVIDING THAT A $10 FEE BE COLLECTED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE TEMPORARY DISABILITY PARKING PERMIT AND THAT AMOUNTS COLLECTED BE DEPOSITED IN THE STATE GENERAL FUND; AMENDING SECTION 49-4-301, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 49-4-301, MCA, is amended to read: "49-4-301. Eligibility for disability parking permit -- eligibility for pregnant woman. (1) The department of justice shall issue a disability parking permit to a person who has a disability that limits or impairs the person's mobility and for whom a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, as provided in 37-8-202, submits a certification to the department, by electronic or other means prescribed by the department, that the person meets one of the following (b) is severely limited in ability to walk because of an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition; (c) is so severely disabled that the person cannot walk without the use of or assistance from a brace, cane, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device; (d) uses portable oxygen; (e) is restricted by lung disease to …
Sponsors
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Discrimination, Transportation, Revenue, State, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is SB547?
- SB547 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise eligibility for disabled parking permit laws.
- What does SB547 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising eligibility for disability parking permit laws; providing for a pregnant woman to be eligible for a temporary disability parking permit; providing that a $10 fee be collected for the issuance of the temporary disability parking permit and that amounts collected be deposited in the state general fund; amending section 49-4-301, mca; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of SB547?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB547?
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50).
- Where is the official record for SB547?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1819
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