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| Missouri SB 1431 – Missouri Building Codes Act – General Laws Committee New facilities constructed for the state shall comply with standards (including ICC codes) established under the act, and a state agency requiring building inspections shall comply with the same standards of inspection required under the act. STATUS: Second Read; referred to General Laws Committee https://www.senate.mo.gov/BillTracking/Bills/BillInformation?year=2026&billid=19768 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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| Washington HB2141 – Related to Building Codes – Local Government Committee Would adopt and make effective in all counties and cities the state building code to include the International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc. STATUS: No Movement https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2141&Year=2025&Initiative=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: No Movement since passing the House` 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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| Massachusetts H4077 – An Act Mandating Accessibility for All Medical Facilities – Public Health Committee An act that would mandate retrofitting accessibility for all medical facilities, including the installation of automatic doors. STATUS: Carried over from 2025; study ordered under H5234 https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4077 https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5234 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: No Movement since passage in the House 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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| Pennsylvania S867 – Now Act 16 An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions and for Accessibility Advisory Board; in Uniform Construction Code, further providing for adoption by regulations and for revised or successor codes; in training and certification of inspectors, further providing for education and training programs; and establishing the Accessibility Advisory Board Administration Account STATUS: Signed by the Governor on May 6, 2026 https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb867 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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/19/text 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: No action taken https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB84&showamends=false 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 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/45/text CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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| New York S7262 – Budget and Revenue Committee Proposes the creation of a retrofit tax credit for owners of buildings containing medical offices that install automatic swinging door opening systems. STATUS: No action taken https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7262 CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
HR 8546 – Safe Schools Act – Education and Workforce; Judiciary This bill would establish a grant program to improve school security and includes reference to secure school doors but does not explicitly cite automatic doors. STATUS: Introduced on 4/27/2026 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8506/text?s=1&r=14&hl=automatic+doors CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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| New York S4844 – An Act to Amend the Civil Rights Law – Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee Requires each agency to develop and implement a five-year accessibility plan, Plan to include information on ongoing projects and projects planned over the next five years related to improving physical, digital and programmatic access … for persons with disabilities. STATUS: No movmement https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4844 CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR |
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