WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1708: Fatal vehicle accidents

Investigating causes of fatal vehicle accidents.

Summary

  • C Requires an officer at the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident to conduct a breath test on a person who the officer believes caused the accident by violating the rules of the road, and to forward the results of the test to the Washington State Patrol.
  • C Requires a hospital to forward to the Washington State Patrol any toxicology report taken from a person involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident that shows that the person may have been intoxicated at the time of the accident.
  • C Requires the Washington State Patrol to file, tabulate, and analyze the breath tests and toxicology reports.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1708), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Patricia Lantz (D-26)
Introduced
February 3, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)

9 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Tom Huff R-26Joyce McDonald R-25Mary Lou Dickerson D-36John Lovick D-44Jim Kastama D-25Al O'Brien D-1Kathy Lambert R-45Phil Rockefeller D-23Carolyn Edmonds D-32

Votes

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

History

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HB 1708 in other sessions

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