WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1129: Eluding a police vehicle

Increasing penalties for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle to a class B felony.

Summary

  • Attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle is a level II, class B felony, giving a person with no scored criminal history a standard range sentence of 0-90 days. The driver's license of a person convicted of this crime must be revoked for two years.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1129), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 12, 1997
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bill Thompson (R-44)
Introduced
January 15, 1997 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1998
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Thompson (R-44)

15 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Larry Sheahan R-9Mark Sterk R-4Bob Sump R-7Tom Mielke R-18Jerome Delvin R-8Richard DeBolt R-20Joyce Mulliken R-13Steve Conway D-29Gary Chandler R-13Al O'Brien D-1Lynn Kessler D-24Jim Dunn R-17Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Dave Anderson D-10Roger Bush R-2

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 12, 1997
Version voted on: HB 1129
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat41001
Republican56000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

January 12, 1998
Version voted on: HB 1129
93 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat39002
Republican54003
How each member voted

Yea (93)

Excused (5)

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History

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HB 1129 in other sessions

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