WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1013: Heavy vehicle 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 a vehicle preparing to turn left or an authorized vehicle traveling in a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1013), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseFeb 12, 1997
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Schmidt (R-23)
Introduced
January 13, 1997 in the House
Last action
January 15, 1998
Companion bill
SB 5177

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Schmidt (R-23)

19 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 17 Republicans)

Paul Zellinsky R-23Bill Backlund R-45Peggy Johnson R-35Mary Skinner R-14Eric Robertson R-31Ruth Fisher D-27Jack Cairnes R-47Shirley Hankins R-8Duane Sommers R-6Tim Hickel R-30Dawn Mason D-37Joyce McDonald R-25Joyce Mulliken R-13Maryann Mitchell R-30Suzette Cooke R-47Jim Dunn R-17Phil Dyer R-5Steve Van Luven R-48Tom Mielke R-18

Votes

House · Final Passage

February 12, 1997
Version voted on: HB 1013
93 Yea 2 Nay 1 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat42000
Republican51212
How each member voted

Yea (93)

Nay (2)

Absent (1)

Excused (2)

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History

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HB 1013 in other sessions

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