BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6398: Transportation policy goals

Expanding transportation policy goals.

Summary

  • Modifies Washington's transportation policy goals.
  • Requires all new transportation projects or reductions of transportation projects, prior to inclusion in a budget authorization, to be evaluated by a variety of state agencies relative to the state's transportation policy goals and various metrics.
  • States that budget authorizations should not include projects that do not score above a threshold determined by the Washington State Department of Transportation, and that the projects being evaluated should be included in a regional transportation planning organization existing regional plan.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6398), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)
Introduced
January 16, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
January 16, 2020
Companion bill
HB 2688
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to transportation policy goals;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 6398 in other sessions

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

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