BILL · 1991–92 SESSION

SB 5562: Reserved lane travel

Requiring at least two passengers in private vehicles using reserved lanes.

Summary

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is prohibited from requiring that vehicles have more than two persons in order to use the high occupancy vehicle lanes.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5562), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedFeb 7, 1991
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 12, 1991
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Tim Erwin (R-44)
Introduced: February 7, 1991 in the Senate
Last action: February 27, 1992
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 12, 1991

Version voted on: SB 5562

36 Yea 7 Nay 0 Absent 6 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	17	5	0	2
Republican	19	2	0	4

How each member voted

Yea (36)

Nay (7)

Excused (6)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5562 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5562 (2025–26) Students/apprenticeships · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2023–24) Clean energy · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2021–22) ESD employee health care · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2019–20) Communicable disease control · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2017–18) School district waivers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2015–16) Higher ed budget submissions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2013–14) Medical care or withdrawal · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5562 (2011–12) Construction crane safety · Did not pass · died in committee

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