The recent surge in lawsuits by disabled persons over access to businesses would be tamped down under a proposed revision to the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to both supporters and opponents of the legislation.

But opinions vary on whether HR 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, which was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 14, would continue to offer individuals a valid means to challenge barriers to disabled access in public accommodations. The bill, which awaits consideration in the Senate, would require aggrieved persons to serve property owners with specific notice of disabled access barriers on their premises in order to seek remediation. The legislation would give the business owner six months to address the barriers before the claimant could file an ADA suit.