BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5237: Blood alcohol level reportng
Reporting blood alcohol levels.
Summary
- Provides that if a health care provider who is providing medical care in a health care facility immediately after a motor vehicle accident to a person reasonably believed to be the operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident, becomes aware, as a result of a blood test performed in the course of that treatment, that the person's blood alcohol level meets or exceeds the percent specified in RCW 46.61.502,…
From the Bill Digest (SB 5237), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 20, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Don Benton (R-17)
- Introduced
- January 20, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)
4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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SB 5237 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5237 (2021–22) Child care & early dev. exp.
- SB 5237 (2019–20) Marcus Whitman statues
- SB 5237 (2017–18) Workforce invest. act refs.
- SB 5237 (2015–16) Public collective bargaining
- SB 5237 (2013–14) Student performance/reading
- SB 5237 (2011–12) Office of open records