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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1605

HB 1605: Vehicle lane departures

Creating a program to provide for improved safety on roadways to prevent vehicle lane departures.

Summary

  • Establishes a Reducing Rural Roadway Departures Program (program) in the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to provide funding for safety improvements to prevent lane departures in areas where the departure is likely to cause serious injuries or death, if an appropriation is provided.
  • Allows the WSDOT to make improvements on state, county, small city, or town roads in rural areas that have a high risk of incidents of serious injuries or fatalities due to vehicle lane departures, with the permission from the entities that maintain the roadway. The bill allows local jurisdictions to apply to the WSDOT for safety improvements funding.
  • Requires the WSDOT to provide a list of the locations receiving funding from the program with a description of the safety improvements to the transportation committees and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission by December 31 each year.
  • Directs the WSDOT to track the effectiveness of the program for the first five years.
  • Amends a statute to implement the program.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1605), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2022
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Chris Corry (R-14)
Introduced
January 10, 2022 in the House
Last action
February 22, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1605, SHB 1605

AN ACT Relating to creating a program to provide for improved safety on roadways to prevent vehicle lane departures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Chris Corry (R-14)

12 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Peter Abbarno R-20Michelle Valdez R-26Carolyn Eslick R-39Jim Walsh R-19Eric Robertson R-31Andrew Barkis R-2Matt Boehnke R-8Rob Chase R-4Jenny Graham R-6Dan Griffey R-35Kelly Chambers R-25Representative R-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1605)
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1605)
  4. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1605)
  6. TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1605)
  7. TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. TR - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  10. First reading, referred to Transportation.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1605 in other sessions

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

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