BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1142: Auto mall directional signs

Authorizing the installation of auto mall directional signs on state highways.

Summary

Authorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to install and maintain auto mall directional signs on a state highway right-of-way when an auto mall is within 1.5 miles of the highway (and other specified requirements are met).
Mandates that the WSDOT collect a reasonable fee from auto mall vehicle dealers based on the cost of installation and maintenance of the auto mall directional signs.

From the House Bill Analysis 2021 (HB 1142), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to auto mall directional signs;

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.

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HB 1142 (2023–24) Tenure-track faculty · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1142 (2019–20) Child care assessment · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1142 (2017–18) Coroner duties · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1142 (2015–16) Parking fees/H.S. students · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1142 (2013–14) Past due property taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1142 (2011–12) Candidates on ballot · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1142 (2009–10) Sex offenders/electr monitor · Did not pass · died in committee