BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5523: DUI & controlled substances
Prohibiting operation of vehicles or vessels after taking schedule I or II controlled substances.
Summary
- A person is guilty of driving under the influence if the person operates a motor vehicle that is involved in an accident causing injury or death to a person or property damage and the person has a schedule I or II controlled substance, metabolite, or analog in his or her body at the time. A person is guilty of being in physical control of a vehicle under the influence under the same circumstances.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 2003
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob Oke (R-26)
- Introduced
- January 28, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2004
AN ACT Relating to operation of vehicles or vessels after taking a controlled substance;
Sponsors
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 Judiciary.
SB 5523 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5523 (2025–26) Higher ed. gov./students
- SB 5523 (2023–24) Forensic pathologists
- SB 5523 (2021–22) Controlled sub. possession
- SB 5523 (2019–20) Medicaid managed care perf.
- SB 5523 (2017–18) RCW provisions not needed
- SB 5523 (2015–16) Process servers' SSN's
- SB 5523 (2013–14) Mobile homes property tax
- SB 5523 (2011–12) State printing