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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1512: Traffic safety

Improving traffic safety.

Summary

  • Establishes a grant program to provide solution-oriented responses to nonmoving violations for low-income road users.
  • Limits the circumstances where peace officers may stop or detain the operator of a vehicle, and specifies additional process requirements for traffic stops.
  • Authorizes peace officers to mail a warning of a traffic infraction to the registered owner of a vehicle without stopping or detaining the operator of the vehicle, under certain circumstances.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1512), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Chipalo Street (D-37)
Introduced
January 22, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
SB 5521
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving traffic safety;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Chipalo Street (D-37)

20 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Tarra Simmons D-23Nicole Macri D-43Jamila Taylor D-30Davina Duerr D-1Darya Farivar D-46Julia Reed D-36Emily Alvarado D-34Melanie Morgan D-29Sharlett Mena D-29Strom Peterson D-21Gerry Pollet D-46Lisa Parshley D-22Liz Berry D-36Mia Gregerson D-33Debra Lekanoff D-40Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37My-Linh Thai D-41Shaun Scott D-43Beth Doglio D-22Natasha Hill D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Community Safety.

HB 1512 in other sessions

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

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