BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 1973: Commercial vehicle drivers

Regarding drug and alcohol testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents.

Summary

Provides that a person may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle with the presence of any Schedule I drug, as listed in RCW 69.50.204, or its metabolite, or Schedule II drug, as listed in RCW 69.50.206, or its metabolite, in his or her blood and be involved in a motor vehicle accident in which there is: (1) A human fatality; (2) Bodily injury to any person who, as a result of…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to drug and alcohol testing of commercial vehicle drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents;

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

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

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HB 1973 (2023–24) Special education safety net · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1973 (2021–22) School board recordings · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1973 (2019–20) Dual enrollment scholarship · Enacted · Chapter 176, Laws of 2019
HB 1973 (2017–18) Voluntary intoxication · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1973 (2015–16) Open ed pilot program at EWU · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1973 (2013–14) Driver licensing exam fees · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1973 (2011–12) Education governance system · Did not pass · died in committee