WA People
BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1972

HB 1972: Negligent driving penalties

Imposing criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable user victim.

Summary

  • Reclassifies Negligent Driving in the second degree with a Vulnerable User Victim, an infraction under current law, to Negligent Driving with a Vulnerable User Victim in the first degree, a newly created gross misdemeanor, when the negligent driving was the proximate cause of a vulnerable user of the roadway’s death.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1972), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2022
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2022
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Paul Harris (R-17)
Introduced
January 13, 2022 in the House
Last action
February 3, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1972, SHB 1972

AN ACT Relating to imposing criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable user victim;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paul Harris (R-17)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1972)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  3. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1972)
  4. PS - Executive action taken by committee.
  5. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1972 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page