BILL · 2001–02 SESSION
HB 2474: Eluding police vehicle
Increasing penalties for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.
Summary
- $ Raises the penalty for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle from a class C to a class B felony and increases its seriousness level for sentencing purposes from a level I to level II.
- $ Increases the time a driver's license is revoked from one to two years for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.
- $ Expands the definitions of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault to include persons who attempt to elude a police vehicle and thereby cause death or substantial bodily harm to another person.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 18, 2002
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Carrell (R-28)
- Introduced
- January 18, 2002 in the House
- Last action
- January 18, 2002
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Carrell (R-28)
35 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 25 Republicans)
Al O'Brien D-1Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Ida Ballasiotes R-41Tom Mielke R-18Jeannie Darneille D-27Dan Roach R-31Geoff Simpson D-47Tom Campbell R-2Dave Morell R-25Brian Sullivan D-21Kelly Barlean R-10Luke Esser R-48Steve Conway D-29Gigi Talcott R-28William "Ike" Eickmeyer D-35Steve Kirby D-29Marc Boldt R-17Fred Jarrett R-41Don Cox R-9Beverly Woods R-23Joyce Mulliken R-13Bob Sump R-7Roger Bush R-2John Ahern R-6Mark Schoesler R-9Jerome Delvin R-8Barbara Lisk R-15Ed Orcutt R-18Dave Schmidt R-44Jeanne Edwards D-1Brock Jackley D-26Toby Nixon R-45Glenn Anderson R-5John Lovick D-44Gary Alexander R-20
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 2474 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2474 (2025–26) Postsecondary closures
- HB 2474 (2023–24) Transitional housing siting
- HB 2474 (2019–20) Sales commissions
- HB 2474 (2017–18) Marijuana product labeling
- HB 2474 (2015–16) Vehicle transfers
- HB 2474 (2013–14) Save toward retirement plan
- HB 2474 (2011–12) Emer medical service levies
- HB 2474 (2009–10) Nonprofit orgs prop tax exem