BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 6348

SB 6348: Traffic lane travel

Facilitating smoother flow of traffic.

Summary

Vehicles over 10,000 pounds are prohibited from driving in the left lane on a highway with three or more lanes in the same direction. The exceptions are: (1) a vehicle preparing to turn left; (2) a vehicle lawfully using an HOV lane; (3) an emergency vehicle (fire truck, ambulance, police); and (4) a tow truck responding to a law enforcement call.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 6348), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

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

IntroducedJan 11, 1996
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 13, 1996
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Bob Oke (R-26)
Introduced: January 11, 1996 in the Senate
Last action: March 7, 1996
Companion bill: EHB 2433
Versions: SB 6348, ESSB 6348

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 13, 1996

Version voted on: ESSB 6348

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	0	0
Republican	23	0	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

Jeannette Wood R-21

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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 6348 in other sessions

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

SB 6348 (2025–26) Tax voluntary disclosure · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6348 (2019–20) Unemployment benefits · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6348 (2017–18) Marijuana businesses · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6348 (2015–16) Existing county statutes · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6348 (2013–14) Public hospital districts · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6348 (2011–12) Laboratory schools · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6348 (2009–10) Collection agencies · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6348 (2007–08) Water rights transfers · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

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