An act TO ESTABLISH THE PREGNANCY PARKING ACT, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas                 A Bill
2 95th General Assembly

3 Regular Session, 2025                                           HOUSE BILL 1770

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5 By: Representative Pilkington

6 By: Senators Irvin, B. Davis

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8                                For An Act To Be Entitled

9         AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE PREGNANCY PARKING ACT; TO

10        AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PARKING FOR A PERSON WITH A

11        DISABILITY; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY

12        SPECIAL CERTIFICATE TO PREGNANT WOMEN; AND FOR OTHER

13        PURPOSES.

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16                                  Subtitle

17                       TO ESTABLISH THE PREGNANCY PARKING ACT;

18                       TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PARKING FOR

19                       A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; AND TO

20                       AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY

21                       SPECIAL CERTIFICATE TO PREGNANT WOMEN.

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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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25        SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 15, Subchapter 3, is

26 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:

27        27-15-318. Pregnancy Parking Act -- Temporary special certificate

28 during and after pregnancy.

29        (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Pregnancy Parking

30 Act".

31        (b) A woman who is pregnant, as determined by a licensed physician,

32 may apply to the Office of Motor Vehicle for a temporary person-with-a-

33 disability special certificate.

34        (c) The temporary special certificate shall:

35        (1) Conform to the requirements under � 27-15-304(a)-(c); and

36        (2) Expire one (1) year following the date the pregnant woman

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1 gives birth.

2   (d) The Office of Motor Vehicles shall:

3   (1) Develop an appropriate form, including a provision for a

4 sworn statement of pregnancy, for use by an applicant to request issuance of

5 the temporary special person-with-a-disability certificate for a pregnant or

6 post-partum woman;

7   (2) Distribute a copy of this subchapter to all appropriate law

8 enforcement agencies charged with enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Code;

9   (3) Adopt procedures and promulgate rules to advise and inform

10 the general public of the provisions of this subchapter and the availability

11 of the temporary special certificates;

12  (4) Maintain accurate records of the annual number of temporary

13 special certificates issued and in inventory;

14  (5) Enter into the permanent record of each applicant, the

15 temporary special certificate number, and type of allowable disability of the

16 applicant in a manner that will allow retrieval of the information for

17 statistical use; and

18  (6) Include a notice with each application for a temporary

19 special certificate informing the applicant and any other person driving for

20 the applicant of the requirements of this subchapter and further informing

21 the applicant that the privilege to park in spaces reserved for persons with

22 disabilities shall be available only when the person for whom the temporary

23 special certificate was issued or a person with a disability is actually in

24 the vehicle.

25  (e) The Office of Motor Vehicle may promulgate rules to administer the

26 provisions of this section.

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