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Members be sure to use your Mike we're going to I want to also remind you that this coming Thursday ten o'clock we will have a a Committee photo so try to be here just a few minutes early fourteen if you can so we can get photograph anyone this not here please advise. Speak for against the bill make sure you sign the list allows No representative where you can begin when you when you're ready. Thank you Mr chairman morning committee representative mark very rude District twenty six Mr chairman this bill house bill ten eighty sixes amending a bill that allows up disabled veterans parking privileges and there's some unintended consequences when the original bill was drafted and what it boils down to is the law right now permits veterans with the disabled veteran tag to park in handicap spots if they have thirty percent disability or more well. I'm a disabled veteran I am eighty percent disabled because I lost my eyesight in Guatemalan one high in some other injuries while on active duty but it does not limit my mobility. So the problem being is that you have individuals that have diabetes. That have may have a hysterectomy that maybe have range of motion issues but they're not handicapped so I look at my colleague Josh Miller. Who is paralyzed. In many times there is an individual. That works in the State Capitol that parked in a handicapped spot in the morning and runs up the stairs because it has a disabled veteran tag on the vehicle. Is not right. And I think we owe it to the citizens of Arkansas that everybody if you're handicapped and you have mobility issues. Park in handicapped spots but what this bill will mandates not cheating anybody of disabled veteran tag what is going to require those individuals if they want a handicapped tag because they have mobility issues to follow the same guidelines and procedures is every other our cans and in the state of Arkansas in order to get that handicap placard in the hang it on their mayor now my colleague representative Collins is going to be running a bill. As a companion bill that will allow all disabled veterans even ten percent disabled by the VA to have a as our recognition of being a disabled veteran I have no problem with that where I have the problem is disabled veterans who do not have mobility issues like myself to park in handicapped spots so with that Mr chairman to be happy to take any questions any questions from committee. Seeing none anyone here to speak for against the bill. Hello I'm close with bill and I would ask for a do pass okay I have a have a motion to pastor here second. We want sex right I'm sorry all in favor say aye opposed same Lacson hearing on congratulations your bill passed thank you Mr chairman thanks committee. Okay committee I represent Pilkington. Observe Gonzalez. And representative Collins I don't see any of those here. The Clerk that does our business day be sure and remember the photo Thursday okay this committee stands adjourned.