BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1585: Traffic stops/driver ed.

Improving driver's education related to traffic stops in order to avoid inadvertent hostile confrontations.

Summary

Mandates the inclusion of information about driver-law enforcement interactions in the traffic safety education curriculum used by school districts and private schools.
Requires the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the Department of Licensing, and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop and maintain a curriculum that includes driver-law enforcement interactive training with best practices for when a driver is detained by a law enforcement officer.
Directs the WSP to provide on its website at least one public information video and written steps providing the best actions drivers can take when they are detained for a traffic infraction.

From the House Bill Analysis 2022 (HB 1585), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to improving driver's education related to traffic stops in order to avoid inadvertent hostile confrontations;

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 1585 (2019–20) Brain injury fee increase · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1585 (2017–18) Tacoma Narrows bridge debt · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1585 (2015–16) Surplus trans. property · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1585 (2013–14) Tanning devices/UV radiation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1585 (2011–12) Intrastate mutual aid system · Enacted · Chapter 79, Laws of 2011
HB 1585 (2009–10) Internet protocol services · Did not pass · died in committee