BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5961
SB 5961: Accidents/driver's duty
Allowing a vehicle in an accident to be moved to safety.
Summary
- The driver of a vehicle involved in a noninjury accident must move the vehicle as soon as possible off the roadway and freeway main lanes and adjacent areas. The driver must move the vehicle to an exit ramp shoulder, frontage road, or other suitable location.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5961), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 18, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
- Introduced
- February 18, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 25, 2000
- Versions
- SB 5961, SSB 5961
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
11 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
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 5961 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 5961 (2015–16) Construction defect actions
- SB 5961 (2013–14) Regional transit authorities
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