WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1135: Eluding a police officer

Increasing penalties for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.

Summary

  • Raises the penalty for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.
  • 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.
  • Removes a requirement that the pursuing officer's vehicle be marked.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1135), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Carrell (R-28)
Introduced
January 17, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Carrell (R-28)

10 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 9 Republicans)

Jack Cairnes R-47Bill Hinkle R-13Dan Roach R-31Daniel Newhouse R-15Gigi Talcott R-28Lois McMahan R-26Bob Sump R-7Geoff Simpson D-47Roger Bush R-2Tom Campbell R-2

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1135 in other sessions

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