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| Note: The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to recess on December 14. The U.S. Senate has not finalized its schedule but usually recesses in the third or fourth week of December. Both bodies will return in January 2026. | The following states are out of session until the new year: Alaska, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York. Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington | |
| New York S 7262 – Tax Credit – Senate Budget and Revenue Committee Would create a retrofit tax credit for owners of buildings containing medical offices that install automatic swinging door opening systems. STATUS: Session ended without passage https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7262 CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
H.R.2749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for certain home accessibility improvements (S. 1315 Companion Bill) This bill does not specifically mention automatic doors and applies to residential accessibility improvements. STATUS: No Movement https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2749 CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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| California SB 84 – Disability access: construction-related accessibility claims: notice of violation and opportunity to correct – Judiciary and Appropriations Committees (in the Assembly) Statutory damages may be recovered in a construction-related accessibility claim against a place of public accommodation only if a violation or violations of one or more construction-related accessibility standards denied the plaintiff full and equal access to the place of public accommodation on a particular occasion. STATUS: Pre-filed for 2026 session https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB84&showamends=false CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
H.R. 1634 - ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act – Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to (1) provide assistance to individuals with disabilities who desire to become entrepreneurs or to be self-employed, (2) help individuals with disabilities find employment at small businesses; and (3) assist small businesses with hiring such individuals and with accessibility issues applicable to such individuals. The SBA must conduct outreach and education about such activities. STATUS: House Passed https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1634?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22H.R.+1634%22%7D&s=2&r=10 CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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| Maryland SB 0851 – Public Schools – Individuals with Disabilities – Main Entrance Accessibility – Education, Energy and the Environment Committee By September 1, 2025, each county school board is required to publish on its website and report to the General Assembly on the number of public school main entrances that are not accessible for individuals with disabilities. STATUS: No movement https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0851?ys=2025RS CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
H.R. 1621 – Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025 – Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee This bill requires the Small Business Administration to assess and report on the challenges that entrepreneurs with a disability encounter in starting and operating a business, including any recommendations for legislative actions to address those challenges. STATUS: House Passed https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1621?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Disability%22%7D&s=1&r=11 CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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| Massachusetts H 4077 – An Act Mandating Retrofitting Accessibility for all Medical Facilities –Joint Committee on Public Health The department shall promulgate regulations to provide criteria for the necessity of physical accessibility enhancements and minimum standards for such enhancements, which shall include requirements for: (i) the installation of automatic doors; (ii) the use of chairs with handles; (iii) the construction or retrofitting of wider hallways; (iv) the installation of railings in bathrooms; and (v) any other alterations or upgrades that the department deems necessary to enhancing the physical accessibility of facilities. STATUS: Session ended without passage https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4077 CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 – Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people in the United States but particularly people with disabilities. STATUS: No Movement CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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| Nebraska LB 611 – Adoption of Updates to Building Codes – Urban Affairs Committee NB LB 611 asks for the adoption of building code updates issued by the International Code Council. There are some exceptions but they are not relevant for AAADM’s purposes. STATUS: Session ended without passage https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB611.pdf CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
House Concurrent Resodlution 45 – Committee on Education and Workforce; Committee on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities. STATUS: No Movement CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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