WA People
BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1435: Bicycle tour permits

Authorizing local authorities to implement bicycle tour permits.

Summary

  • Allows cities, towns, and rural counties to adopt a requirement for groups of six or more unrelated bicyclists in which a person or entity has been compensated to organize or lead the bicycle group to obtain a bicycle tour permit to use the jurisdiction's roads, paths, or trails.
  • Sets out provisions that may be included in bicycle tour permit requirements, including the designation of the route to be used, the payment of a fee for the permit, the provision of a damage deposit, a law enforcement escort for the group if needed for public safety or an orderly transit by the group, and the payment of a penalty for violations.

From the House Bill Analysis 2021 (HB 1435), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joel Kretz (R-7)
Introduced
February 1, 2021 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to authorizing local authorities to implement bicycle tour permits;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joel Kretz (R-7)

5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)

Representative R-39Jenny Graham R-6Tom Dent R-13Carolyn Eslick R-39Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1435 in other sessions

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

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