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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6189

SB 6189: Driving w/ suspended license

Changing driving a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver's license provisions.

Summary

  • Eliminates the failure to respond or appear in connection with a traffic infraction as a reason for suspension of a person’s driver’s license.
  • Creates the Driving While License Suspended or Revoked 4 (DWLS 4), a traffic infraction resulting from a nonresident suspension, suspension of an intermediate driver's license, or suspension for any of the reasons listed in DWLS 2 or 3 when the person has resolved the underlying issue but not reinstated his or her license.
  • Elevates DWLS 4 to DWLS 3 on the fifth violation of DWLS 4.
  • Directs the Department of Licensing (DOL) to create a workgroup to develop low-cost, efficient options to administratively lift the driver's license suspension for persons whose license has been suspended for a failure to appear or respond to a moving violation infraction and report back to the Legislature by December 1, 2018.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6189), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 26, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Fain (R-47)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
March 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 2481
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6189, SSB 6189, 2SSB 6189

AN ACT Relating to driving a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver's license;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Fain (R-47)

8 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Senator D-46Jamie Pedersen D-43Guy Palumbo D-1Bob Hasegawa D-11Jeannie Darneille D-27Senator R-18Mark Mullet D-5Rebecca Saldaña D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules. (SSB 6189)
  2. Returned to Rules.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6189)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6189)
  6. WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Transportation. (SSB 6189)
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6189)
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Transportation.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. Referred to Ways & Means. (2SSB 6189)
  12. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6189)
  13. Referred to Ways & Means.
  14. TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 6189)
  15. And refer to Ways & Means. (2SSB 6189)
  16. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6189)
  17. TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6189)
  18. TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. And refer to Ways & Means.
  20. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6189)
  21. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6189)
  22. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6189)
  23. On motion, referred to Transportation. (SSB 6189)
  24. Minority; without recommendation.
  25. Minority; do not pass.
  26. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  27. On motion, referred to Transportation.
  28. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 6189 in other sessions

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