Current Bills 2019-2020
Helmet (Safety Gear) Choice
- allow those who ride to decide what gear is best.
- mandates liability and health insurance (same as auto) for riding without a helmet
- creates a 5 year pilot program study to track head injury statistics
HB 1125 - 2019-20
Concerning motorcycle helmet use.
Sponsors:
Blake,
Griffey,
Walsh,
Young
SB 5007 - 2019-20
Concerning motorcycle helmet use.
Sponsors:
Rolfes,
Sheldon,
Braun,
Brown,
Fortunato,
Kuderer,
Oban,
Short,
Takko,
Wagoner,
Warnick
Lane Sharing
- increase motorcycle safety and congestion relief on freeways.
- offer options for motorcycles to negotiate their position on congested freeways.
- reduce chances of rear-end collisions to motorcycles in stopped traffic.
- alleviate rider fatigue and motorcycle overheating for motorcycle riders.
- offer congestion relief by allowing motorcycles to move out of traffic.
SB 5254 - 2019-20
Modifying the operation of motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.
Sponsors:
Sheldon,
Conway
Parking
Parking - amend RCW 46.61.575 to allow angle parking for motorcycles
- has passed unanimously but ran out of time in the Senate before session ended.
- angle parking is safer for motorcycles.
- space saver for curbside & parking spaces (allows multiple motorcycles per space). Especially important for cities in need of increasing available curbside space, such as Bellevue.
HB 1058 - 2019-20
Establishing permissible methods of parking a motorcycle.
Sponsors:
Irwin,
Blake,
Van Werven,
Bergquist,
Walsh,
MacEwen,
Shea,
Jinkins,
Wylie,
Goodman,
Barkis
SB 5653 - 2019-20
Establishing permissible methods of parking a motorcycle.
Sponsors:
Fortunato,
Hasegawa,
Takko,
Brown,
Becker,
Padden,
Wilson, L.,
Schoesler,,
Short,
Holy,
Warnick,
Sheldon,
Honeyford,
Saldana,
Hobbs,
Palumbo,
Randall
