Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015”.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action.
Sec. 2 Amendments
Section 308(a)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12188(a)(1)) is amended—
by striking “procedures.—” and all that follows through “The”, and inserting the following:
“(A) In general—Subject to subparagraph (B), the”
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Structural barriers to entry into existing public accommodations—A civil action for discrimination under section 302(b)(2) based on the failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an existing public accommodation may not be commenced by a person aggrieved by such discrimination unless—
“(i) such person has provided to the owner or operator of such accommodation a written notice specific enough to allow such owner or operator to identify such barrier; and
“(ii) beginning on the date such notice was received and—
“(I) before the expiration of 60 days after such date, such owner or operator failed to provide to such person a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove such barrier; or
“(II)
“(aa) before the expiration of 60 days after such date, such owner or operator provided such description to such person; and
“(bb) before the expiration of 120 days after such description is provided, such owner or operator failed to remove such barrier.”
Sec. 3 Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month beginning more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.