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WA HB 1596

enacted

Concerning accountability for persons for speeding.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WA HB 1596 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1596 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-12): Effective date 1/1/2029.

What is WA HB 1596 about?

WA HB 1596 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning accountability for persons for speeding.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1596?

Leavitt is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1596, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-12 — Effective date 1/1/2029.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Leavittprimary
  • Berrycosponsor
  • Ryucosponsor
  • Goodmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-12

    Effective date 1/1/2029.

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-12

    Chapter 228, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-12

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-24

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-23

    President signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-21

    Passed final passage; yeas, 80; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    passage

  8. 2025-04-21

    House concurred in Senate amendments.

  9. 2025-04-15

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-04-15

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-04-15

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  12. 2025-04-07

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  13. 2025-04-05

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. 2025-04-04

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2025-04-04

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  16. 2025-04-04

    TRAN - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-04-04

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

  18. 2025-03-31

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  19. 2025-03-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  21. 2025-03-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  22. 2025-03-11

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  23. 2025-03-11

    1st substitute bill substituted (TR 25).

    substitution

  24. 2025-03-10

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  25. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  27. 2025-02-27

    TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  28. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:00 PM.

  29. 2025-01-30

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  30. 2025-01-24

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 84-12

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: other
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: other
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: no
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: no
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7)

    2025-04-15 · pass · 40-8

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: other
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

  • Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6)

    2025-04-21 · pass · 80-17

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: no
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: no
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1596&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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