This bill modifies existing Washington law governing special parking privileges for people with disabilities by amending RCW 46.19.010, 46.19.040, and 46.19.080 and related provisions. It requires disability parking applications to include a specified warning immediately below the provider’s signature that explains eligibility limits and refers to possible criminal penalties and disciplinary sanctions under chapter 18.130 RCW. The changes are procedural and definitional: they revise qualifying condition language, change issuance and renewal procedures, add identification card requirements, and impose recordkeeping and reporting obligations. Key procedural changes: temporary placards may be issued for nonpermanent disabilities for periods not to exceed 12 months and require a new application for each temporary placard; special license plates may not be issued for temporary disabilities; persons who qualify must receive an identification card showing name, date of birth, and placard serial number; permanent qualifiers may receive up to two placards or various combinations of placards, plates, or a parking year tab; placards and ID cards must be issued free of charge and must be returned to the department upon the holder’s death. The renewal interval is changed to at least every 10 years, with the director authorized to require verification at renewal if it would reduce fraud and the director provides a low‑barrier verification process. The Department of Licensing must match and purge its parking permit database with death records at least annually, adopt rules for administration (including renewal documentation and veterans’ documentation), and report on veteran applicants and recipients by December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2034. The act repeals 2025 c 58 s 5096, section 3 expires October 1, 2035, and except for sections 2 and 4 the act takes effect January 1, 2027; sections 2 and 4 take effect October 1, 2035. The bill also updates the list of qualifying conditions in RCW 46.19.010(1) in broad categories such as significant mobility limitations, use of assistive devices or portable oxygen, certain respiratory or cardiovascular impairments, vision loss, and conditions causing significant sensitivity to light or vehicle emissions. Health care practitioners authorized to certify eligibility are licensed physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants. Important context is missing: the text of subsection (1)(k) concerning veterans is not included in the provided material, the document contains two separate amendments to RCW 46.19.040 whose interaction is unclear from these excerpts, and the contents of several referenced statutes and prior session laws cited in the bill are not provided.

If enacted, people with permanent mobility or certain vision, respiratory, cardiovascular, or light-sensitive conditions can get up to two free parking placards or combinations that include special plates or a year tab, while temporary disabilities can get a free placard for up to 12 months but not special license plates; renewals would be required no more often than every 10 years, and placards and ID cards must be returned to the Department of Licensing when the holder dies. Health care providers who sign disability certifications must include a specific warning about eligibility limits and criminal and disciplinary consequences, which raises the stakes for their paperwork and may make them more cautious when certifying; veterans qualifying under a specific provision will be tracked and reported to the Legislature by set dates. The Department of Licensing will take on new recurring tasks and modest costs: issuing placards and IDs free of charge, adopting rules for administration, running an annual match and purge against death records, and producing reports on veteran use by December 31, 2026 and 2034; the director can still require low-barrier verification at renewals to reduce fraud, which could add targeted verification work. Important details are missing in the provided text—specific veteran eligibility criteria and how two overlapping amendments interact are not included—so some administrative impacts and who exactly qualifies remain unclear.