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| Note: The US Congress is back in session, however, the Senate only had a pro forma meeting to date. New legislation has not yet been introduced in either the House or the Senate. | Note: 46 states have annual sessions, reconvening early to mid-January. Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas meet in odd years. In 2026, new state laws may emerge that implement specific accessibility or business rule changes that will affect the automatic door industry. | |
| 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: Amendments proposed https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB84&showamends=false 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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| 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. 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: No Movement 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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| 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: No Movement 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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| 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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| 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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| NOTE: Both concurrent resolutions specifically mention automatic doors. "Whereas, in the 35 years since Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), there have been unprecedented advances in all forms of technology, typified by automatic doors…" | ||
