Allows persons with disabilities to receive up to two (2) motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards.

Rhode Island Bill Summary: Disability Parking Placards

This bill would change Rhode Island's current rules to allow people with qualifying disabilities to receive up to two disability parking placards instead of just one. A disability parking placard is the hanging tag that allows a person to park in designated accessible parking spaces, which are typically located closer to building entrances.

The change would directly affect Rhode Islanders who have been officially approved for disability parking privileges. Under current law, eligible individuals can only receive one placard. If this bill passes, they could request a second one, which could be useful for people who regularly travel in more than one vehicle — for example, someone who sometimes drives their own car and other times rides with a family member or caregiver in a different vehicle.

Practically speaking, having a second placard would mean a person with a disability wouldn't have to constantly move a single placard between vehicles or risk losing access to accessible parking because their placard is in a different car. The bill does not appear to change who qualifies for disability parking — it simply expands the number of placards an eligible person can hold at one time.

The bill has been introduced in the Rhode Island Senate and referred to the Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee, where it will be reviewed before any further action is taken.