Bill Text: MI SR0204 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-10-18 - Adopted [SR0204 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SR0204-Enrolled.html
SR204, As Adopted by Senate, October 18, 2016
Senator MacGregor offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 204.
A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Whereas, The ADA was enacted in 1990 to improve access and equality for disabled Americans. After 25 years in effect, the integrity of the ADA is in question because of the onslaught of lawsuits against small businesses due to minor and correctable infractions; and
Whereas, Small businesses provide goods and services that are vital to our economy and it is important that every effort is made to ensure disabled Americans have access to those goods and services. When there are minor and easily correctable ADA infractions, small businesses are increasingly being faced with lawsuits by individuals; and
Whereas, The threat or actual occurrence of a lawsuit places small business in the dilemma of choosing whether to settle the suit or face the potentially exorbitant cost of litigation in terms of both time and money. Additionally, plaintiffs who abuse the ADA system often file multiple cases, many with businesses and properties; and
Whereas, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 proposes to provide business owners an opportunity to remedy alleged ADA violations before facing the cost of legal fees. The act would provide business owners a 120-day window within which to make the public accommodation corrections that they were cited for under the ADA. It restores the ADA to its original purpose of enabling access and accommodation to disabled Americans; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Senators of the 98th Legislature of the state of Michigan, on behalf of all citizens of this state, respectfully urge the U.S. Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act of 2015; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.
