BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5488: Cell phones/accident reports
Including information on cell phone usage in accident reports.
Summary
- Provides that, in the narrative section of the report the reporting officer should indicate whether either driver was using a mobile telephone while operating either vehicle.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 27, 2003
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Tracey Eide (D-30)
- Introduced
- January 27, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2004
AN ACT Relating to accident reports;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tracey Eide (D-30)
4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Highways & Transportation.
SB 5488 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 5488 (2023–24) Food fish excise tax revenue
- SB 5488 (2021–22) Tacoma Narrows toll bridge
- SB 5488 (2019–20) Youth sentencing guidelines
- SB 5488 (2017–18) Bilingual instruction report
- SB 5488 (2015–16) Applied behavior analysis
- SB 5488 (2013–14) Sex-trafficking/internet ad
- SB 5488 (2011–12) Behavioral & primary care