BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2949: Transit passes/higher ed.

Requiring transit passes to be provided by certain entities.

Summary

Requires institutions of higher education with a campus in a county with a population of more than 1,500,000 and a combined 50,000 students and employees, to provide all employees with free transit passes for travel to and from campus.
Requires a report from any effected institutions of higher learning regarding the costs of the program, including a description of costs for various wage ranges.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2949), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring transit passes to be provided by certain entities;

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.

HB 2949 (2017–18) Persons w/ disabilities comm · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2949 (2015–16) Voter party affiliation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2949 (2009–10) Vacation of roads by county · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2949 (2007–08) Liquor revolving fund · Enacted · Chapter 67, Laws of 2008
HB 2949 (2005–06) Nursing facility payment sys · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2949 (2003–04) Third party custody petition · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2949 (2001–02) County utility tax act T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2949 (1999–00) Public lands task force · Did not pass · died in committee