BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1807

HB 1807: Speed safety cameras

Concerning speed safety camera systems on state highways.

Summary

  • Authorizes law enforcement officers to issue a traffic infraction when it is detected through the use of a speed safety camera system (safety camera) in highway work zones through June 30, 2030.
  • Requires the Washington State Patrol (WSP), in consultation with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department of Licensing, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC), and civil rights organizations, to adopt rules for the use of safety cameras in highway work zones.
  • Refers notices of infraction for safety camera infractions to the OAH for adjudication by an administrative law judge and issuance of a final order.
  • Mandates that the WSP and the WSDOT, in collaboration with the WTSC, report biennially to the Transportation Committees of the Legislature on the data and efficacy of safety cameras in state highway work zones, with a final report due on July 1, 2029, to include a recommendation on whether to continue safety camera use beyond June 30, 2030.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2023
  2. Out of committeeFeb 24, 2023
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jake Fey (D-27)
Introduced
February 10, 2023 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1807, SHB 1807

AN ACT Relating to speed safety camera systems on state highways;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jake Fey (D-27)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1807)
  2. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1807)
  3. House Rules "X" file.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1807)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1807)
  8. TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1807)
  9. TR - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1807 in other sessions

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