BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5809: Securing vehicle loads

Instructing new drivers on properly securing vehicle loads on public highways.

Summary

Requires the superintendent of public instruction to include information on the requirements for securing vehicle loads on public highways, and applicable penalties for violating these requirements, under RCW 46.61.655, in instructional materials used in traffic safety education courses, to ensure that new drivers have been instructed in the dangers of improperly securing vehicle loads and the importance of…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to instructing new drivers on properly securing vehicle loads on public highways;

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.

SB 5809 (2025–26) Cost savings · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2023–24) Charter schools/enrichment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2021–22) Cancer research · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2019–20) Gov. contracts/hours worked · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5809 (2017–18) Court filing fees surcharge · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5809 (2015–16) Property acquisition by govt · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5809 (2013–14) Home visiting services acct · Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2013
SB 5809 (2011–12) Electric utility fuel mix · Did not pass · died in committee