BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5493
SB 5493: Vessel DUI
Changing provisions relating to operating a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
Summary
- It is a gross misdemeanor to operate a vessel with a BAC of 0.08 or more, or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug. A persons who operates a boat is deemed to have given consent for a BAC test if arrested by an officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person is under the influence of alcohol.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5493), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 25, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob McCaslin (R-4)
- Introduced
- January 25, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 23, 2000
- Companion bill
- HB 1806
- Versions
- SB 5493, SSB 5493
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
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 5493 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5493 (2025–26) Hospital price transparency
- SB 5493 (2023–24) Financial instit./B&O tax
- SB 5493 (2021–22) Residential renewable energy
- SB 5493 (2019–20) Intergenerational poverty
- SB 5493 (2017–18) Prevailing rate of wage
- SB 5493 (2015–16) Cannabis hlth & beauty aids
- SB 5493 (2013–14) Prescription monitoring prog
- SB 5493 (2011–12) Cities w/ambulance utilities