Brandon Popovac — Staff to the committee provides the briefing on Substitute Senate Bill 6066.
Brandon Popovac — Staff explains the bill and the first competing proposed second substitute.
Brandon Popovac — Explains the current distribution of the distracted driving penalty revenue.
Brandon Popovac — Staff presents the bill summary for Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 6131.
SB6066 — The committee opens a briefing on amendments to Substitute Senate Bill 6066. The bill is described as authorizing local jurisdictions or the Washington Department of Transportation to establish crash prevention zones with related enforcement and safety measures. The discussion then turns to a proposed second substitute version of the bill, offered by Senator Lees (S-4840.2).
Curtis King — Identified as offering the first competing proposed second substitute, S-4756.1.
Curtis King — Referenced again in connection with the first proposed second substitute.
Curtis King — Offers the first amendment, which would remove the Public Health Authority designation.
Curtis King — Offers the third amendment to align the definition of public health authority with federal HIPAA law.
Leonard Christian — Asks where the remaining 50% of the distracted driving penalty goes.
SB6131 — The committee moves on to the next bill, which updates the role of the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission.
SB6131 — Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 6131 was discussed as designating the Traffic Safety Commission as a public health authority and creating a fatality review process, with three amendments offered on the proposed substitute.
Clint McCarthy — Clint McCarthy, staff to the committee, is introduced while presenting Senate Bill 6311. He identifies the bill as concerning pedestrian passage during construction.
SB6311 — Senate Bill 6311 is introduced for executive session as a bill concerning pedestrian passage during construction, with mention that a proposed substitute is available.
Drew Hansen — The staff explanation continues on the pedestrian passage bill and invites questions.
Drew Hansen — The chair asks for questions for Clint on the pedestrian passage bill.
Drew Hansen — The staff presentation continues, describing the amendments to Senate Bill 6230.
Drew Hansen — The prior staff presentation concludes before moving to the next bill.
Danny Masterson — Danny Masterson presents the joint memorial on the Fairfax Bridge replacement, asking that the bridge closure and replacement be treated as a federal emergency, that NEPA review occur concurrently with or after construction, and that the existing bridge be removed from the National Historic Register to allow rapid replacement. The chair then opens the floor for questions about Danny’s presentation.
Phil Fortunato — Identified as the senator offering the proposed substitute to the joint memorial.
Brian Moore — Committee staff explains Senate Bill 6230, which rounds cash transactions to the nearest five cents.
Mike Steele — Senator Mike McEwen is referenced as the sponsor of the first amendment, which would allow customers to pay the exact amount in legal tender without rounding.
Kelly Simpson — Committee staff begins explaining Senate Bill 6032 regarding towing vehicles covered in mud, rocks, or debris.
Kelly Simpson — Recognized for work supporting the committee through the fiscal cutoff.
Liz Lovelett — Referenced as the sponsor of an amendment requiring reusable covers if a driver chooses to cover a towed vehicle.
John Braun — During consideration of Senate Bill 6335, Senator King’s proposed substitute was withdrawn, followed by withdrawal of amendment 4741.1. The discussion then continued with the additional withdrawal of amendment 4822.1, keeping the focus on the status of pending substitutes and amendments.
John Lovick — The vice chair is addressed as bringing the crash prevention zone bill before the committee.
John Lovick — Makes the motion to advance the proposed second substitute for Senate Bill 6066.
John Lovick — Introduces Senate Bill 6131 and moves the proposed substitute forward with a do-pass recommendation.
John Lovick — Moves to roll amendments into Substitute Senate Bill 6131 and advance it, then introduces the next bill.
John Lovick — Makes the motion on Substitute Senate Bill 6066.
John Lovick — Introduces Senate Bill 6131 and moves the proposed substitute forward with a do-pass recommendation.
John Lovick — Introduces Senate Bill 631 and moves to withdraw the heard-in-committee substitute.
John Lovick — Moves to withdraw the heard-in-committee substitute and then moves the new substitute forward.
Mari Leavitt — Mari Leavitt moves adoption of amendment S-4874 and, in the surrounding discussion, references rolling the amendments into Substitute Senate Bill 6131. The mentions are repetitive instances of the same amendment motion rather than separate substantive discussions.
Jeff Wilson — Jeff Wilson addresses the chair, with the transcript misrendering the name as 'Your Levick' and 'Mr. Lovic,' likely referring to Vice Chair Lovick. The mentions are part of the same brief exchange and should be treated as one consolidated moment.
SB6230 — The committee takes up Senate Bill 6230, which would adjust cash transactions to eliminate the need for pennies, and then votes to advance it with a do-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
Ron Muzzall — Senator McEwen says the amendment is minor, then notes that a proposed substitute is being worked on for the floor and withdraws the amendment.
SB6230 — The substitute bill is moved forward with a do-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
SB6032 — The committee moves on to Senate Bill 6032, which addresses vehicle loads on public highways.
SB6032 — The substitute bill is advanced with a do-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
SB6335 — The committee takes up Senate Bill 6335, which revises the responsibilities of the State Transportation Commission, and then advances Substitute Senate Bill 6335 with a do-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
Haley Gamble — Haley Gamble is acknowledged along with Kelly Simpson and the Senate Committee Services team for helping the committee get this far and supporting it through the fiscal cutoff.