BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 6298: Vehicle headlight use

Requiring headlights on when windshield wipers are used.

Summary

Headlights are required to be on when the windshield wipers are in use.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6298), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

IntroducedJan 10, 1996
Out of committeestopped here
Passed Senate
Passed House
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Prime sponsor: Dean Sutherland (D-17)
Introduced: January 10, 1996 in the Senate
Last action: January 10, 1996

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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 6298 in other sessions

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

SB 6298 (2025–26) Public works/made in US · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6298 (2023–24) Clergy/child abuse reporting · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6298 (2019–20) Department of corrections · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6298 (2017–18) DV harassment/firearms · Enacted · Chapter 234, Laws of 2018
SB 6298 (2015–16) Homeless students gap act · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6298 (2013–14) Breastfeeding-friendly WA · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6298 (2011–12) Genetically engineered foods · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6298 (2009–10) Public funds/credit unions · Enacted · Chapter 36, Laws of 2010

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SB 6298: Vehicle headlight use

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SB 6298 in other sessions