BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 1582: Right turns

Prohibiting drivers from making a right turn within proximity of certain facilities.

Summary

Prohibits a vehicle operator facing a red light from turning right within 1,000 feet of an elementary or secondary school, a child care center, a public park or playground, a recreation center or facility, a library, a public transit center, a hospital, a senior center, or any other facility with a high level of pedestrian traffic.
Requires the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to develop a public awareness campaign to inform and educate the public about the prohibition of right turns on red.

From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1582), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting drivers from making a right turn within proximity of certain facilities;

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.

HB 1582 (2025–26) Child care centers/buildings · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1582 (2021–22) Tax increases/voter approval · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1582 (2019–20) Manuf./mobile home tenants · Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2019
HB 1582 (2017–18) Tacoma Narrows brdge balance · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1582 (2015–16) Traffic violation penalties · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1582 (2013–14) Credit unions · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1582 (2011–12) Forest practice applications · Enacted · Chapter 207, Laws of 2011
HB 1582 (2009–10) Manufctured/mobile home comm · Did not pass · died in committee