BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5827: Safety belt exe/comm vehicle
Clarifying the exemption from safety belt use for physical or medical reasons.
Summary
- Prohibits operators and passengers operating a commercial motor vehicle from exercising the current medical exception to the requirement to wear a safety belt.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2019
- Out of committeeMar 1, 2019
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Emily Randall (D-26)
- Introduced
- February 5, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 1901
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to exemptions from the use of safety belts;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Emily Randall (D-26)
5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Transportation.
SB 5827 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5827 (2025–26) Veterans/discharge def.
- SB 5827 (2023–24) Superior court/Whatcom
- SB 5827 (2021–22) Dept. of Corrections systems
- SB 5827 (2017–18) Lodging tax revenues
- SB 5827 (2015–16) Data ctr server equip tax ex
- SB 5827 (2013–14) School empl. service workers
- SB 5827 (2011–12) Private club license/liquor
- SB 5827 (2009–10) Comm college boards/students