Washington 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Died 2 D cosponsors

HB 2270 — Adjusting stop signal requirements for school buses.

Last action — Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

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  4. Died in session

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill HB 2270 changes the height requirement for the "stop" signal on school buses from at least eight inches to five and nine-tenths inches. This adjustment simplifies the specifications for school bus signals while still ensuring they are visible and comply with safety standards. This matters because it could make it easier for manufacturers to comply with regulations and could help improve overall safety for students getting on and off the bus.

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H-4224.1SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2270State of Washington66th Legislature2020 Regular SessionByHouse Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Dolan, Thai, and Wylie;
Z-0668.4HOUSE BILL 2270State of Washington66th Legislature2020 Regular SessionByRepresentatives Dolan, Thai, and Wylie;
by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)READ FIRST TIME 01/31/20.AN ACT Relating to stop signal warning devices on school buses;
by request of Superintendent of Public InstructionPrefiled 12/23/19.Read first time 01/13/20.Referred to Committee on Transportation.AN ACT Relating to stop signal warning devices on school buses;
RCW 46.37.190 and 2005 c 183 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:(1) Every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive marking required by this chapter, be equipped with at least one lamp capable of displaying a red light visible from at least five hundred feet in normal sunlight and a siren capable of giving an audible signal.(2) Every school bus and private carrier bus shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this chapter, be equipped with a "stop" signal upon a background not less than fourteen by eighteen inches displaying the word "stop" in letters of distinctly contrasting colors not less than ((eight))five and nine-tenths inches high, and shall further be equipped with signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which shall be capable of displaying to the front two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and to the rear two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and these lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at five hundred feet in normal sunlight.(3) Vehicles operated by public agencies whose law enforcement duties include the authority to stop and detain motor vehicles on the public highways of the state may be equipped with a siren and lights of a color and type designated by the state patrol for that purpose.
RCW 46.37.190 and 2005 c 183 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:(1) Every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive marking required by this chapter, be equipped with at least one lamp capable of displaying a red light visible from at least five hundred feet in normal sunlight and a siren capable of giving an audible signal.(2) Every school bus and private carrier bus shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this chapter, be equipped with a "stop" signal upon a background not less than fourteen by eighteen inches displaying the word "stop" in letters of distinctly contrasting colors ((not less than eight inches high))that meet or exceed federal standards, and shall further be equipped with signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which shall be capable of displaying to the front two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and to the rear two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and these lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at five hundred feet in normal sunlight.(3) Vehicles operated by public agencies whose law enforcement duties include the authority to stop and detain motor vehicles on the public highways of the state may be equipped with a siren and lights of a color and type designated by the state patrol for that purpose.
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Action History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

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

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

  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  7. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM

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

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

  10. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM

  11. First reading, referred to Transportation.

  12. Prefiled for introduction.

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Dolan

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (148)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2270?
HB 2270 is sponsored by Dolan, My-Linh Thai (Democrat), and Sharon Wylie (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2270?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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