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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5605: HOV lanes

Allowing single-occupant vehicles to pay to use HOV lanes.

Summary

  • The Department of Licensing is directed to issue an optional identifier that allows vehicle owners to use the HOV lanes. The cost of the identifier is $500 per year and a $5 cost may be collected for issuing the identifier.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5605), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 31, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to authorized single-occupant vehicles in high-occupancy vehicle lanes;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Bob Oke R-26Dan Swecker R-20Dino Rossi R-5James West R-6Patricia Hale R-8

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 Highways & Transportation.

SB 5605 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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