HB 1827 - This act adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of the physician's statement required for issuance of a disabled license plate or placard. Currently, removable windshield placards shall be renewed every four years. Under this act, removable windshield placards shall be renewed every eight years. The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to automatically renew current valid disabled placards for a duration of eight years, or for the duration that correlates with the disabled person's current physician's statement expiration date, until all permanent disabled placards are on an eight-year cycle. This act is identical to HCS/SB 1020 (2026), HCS/HB 3316 (2026), and similar to the truly agreed to SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372, HCS/SB 1408 (2026), SB 1634 (2026) and SB 616 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON