HB 2192 — Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities.

ENGROSSEDZ-0403.3 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2192 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By House Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Low, Reed, Leavitt, Ryu, Doglio, Ramel, Zahn, Street, Duerr, Thomas, Bergquist, Hill, Donaghy, and Timmons;

by request of Washington Traffic Safety Commission)Commission READPrefiled FIRST12/24/25. TIME 02/09/26.

Read first time 01/12/26.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

1 ESHBHB 2192 and reports regarding adverse events under RCW 70.56.020(2)(b), regardless of which agency is in possession of the information and documents;

2 ESHBHB 2192 retirement board, as provided to the department of retirement systems under RCW 41.04.830;

(6) Information and documents related to traffic fatality reviews conducted under RCW 43.59.040 (1)(f),(1)(e), (2)(a), and (5) are confidential and exempt from public inspection and copying.

3 ESHBHB 2192 based upon their traffic safety experience to review incidents involving the death of a person in Washington resulting from a collision involving a motor vehicle, whether on a roadway, at an intersection, along an adjacent sidewalk, or on a path that is contiguous with a roadway.

(8) "Public"Serious healthinjury" authority"means hasany injury other than a fatal injury that prevents the sameinjured meaningperson asfrom definedwalking, indriving, 45or C.F.R.normally continuing the activities the person was capable of performing before the injury occurred.

Part 164, as it existed on the effective date of this section, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the commission by rule, consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(9) "Serious injury" means any injury other than a fatal injury that prevents the injured person from walking, driving, or normally continuing the activities the person was capable of performing before the injury occurred.

The functions and purpose of this commission shall be to ((find solutions to the problems that have been created as a result of the tremendous increase of motor vehicles on our highways and the attendant traffic death and accident tolls)) identify contributingrisk factors that most commonly lead to motor vehicle collisions that result in death or serious injury;

to promote a uniform enforcement of traffic safety laws and establish standards for p.investigation and reporting of traffic ((accidents)) collisions;

4 ESHB 2192 investigation and reporting of traffic ((accidents)) collisions;

and to authorize the governor to perform all functions required to be performed by him or her under thep. federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-564;

4 HB 2192 the federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-564;

(((2))) (b) Advise and confer with all agencies of state government whose programs and activities are within the scope of the Highway Safety Act including those agencies that are not subject to p.

5 ESHBHB 2192 (((2))) (b) Advise and confer with all agencies of state government whose programs and activities are within the scope of the Highway Safety Act including those agencies that are not subject to direct supervision, administration, and control by the governor under existing laws;

(g) Present reports prepared under this section regarding fatal traffic crashes involving the deaths of active transportation users to the council during the calendar year that the review under (f)(e) of this subsection is published;

The commission may compile and link the records data from these sources, store this information in a secure database, and perform statistical and epidemiological analyses to identify causes and trends in traffic fatalities.fatalities;

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6 ESHB 2192 (b) As part of its purpose to identify contributing factors contributing to fatal and serious injury collisions, convene a fatality review committee to review any available information, including:

(c)p. Make recommendations regarding changes in statutes, ordinances, rules, and policies that could improve the safety of all road users, including motor vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and individuals using personal mobility devices.

6 HB 2192 (c) Make recommendations regarding changes in statutes, ordinances, rules, and policies that could improve the safety of all road users, including motor vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and individuals using personal mobility devices.

Reports may not include personally identifiable information or information with which, in combination with readily available public sources, members of the public could discern personal information.

(4) Discussions among participants of a fatality review committee during fatal crash review proceedings and documents,documents otherobtained thanor theprepared finalby reportor offor the committee, prepared by the commission are inadmissible and may not be used in a civil or administrative proceeding, except that any document that exists before its use or consideration in a review by the commission, or that is created p.independently of such review, does not become inadmissible merely because it is reviewed or used by the commission.

7 ESHB 2192 independently of such review, does not become inadmissible merely because it is reviewed or used by the commission.

SuchNo confidentialperson informationwho mustwas onlyin beattendance usedat fora meeting of the purposesfatality review committee or who participated in the creation, retention, collection, or maintenance of thisinformation chapter.or documents specifically for the commission or the council shall be p.

No7 personHB who2192 was in attendance at a meeting of the fatality review committee or who participated in the creation, retention, collection, or maintenance of information or documents specifically for the commission or the council shall be permitted to testify in any civil action as to the content of such proceedings or of the documents and information prepared specifically as part of the activities of the council.

(8) This section does not create a private right of action,action. except if representatives of the commission and members of a fatality review committee act in bad faith by disclosing confidential information protected under this chapter.

(1) Within amounts appropriated to the ((traffic safety)) commission, the commission must convene the ((Cooper Jones active p.transportation safety)) council comprised of stakeholders who have a unique interest or expertise in the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorists.

8 ESHB 2192 transportation safety)) council comprised of stakeholders who have a unique interest or expertise in the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorists.

and (b)p. Seek opportunities to expand consideration and implementation of the principles of systematic safety, including areas where data collection may need improvement.

8 HB 2192 (b) Seek opportunities to expand consideration and implementation of the principles of systematic safety, including areas where data collection may need improvement.

The commission must provide the annual p.report electronically to all municipal governments and state agencies that participated in the council during that calendar year.

9 ESHB 2192 report electronically to all municipal governments and state agencies that participated in the council during that calendar year.

The council may make recommendations regarding changes in statutes, ordinances, rules,p. and policies that could improve pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist safety.

9 HB 2192 rules, and policies that could improve pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist safety.

(b) The council may review, only to the extent otherwise permitted by law or court rule when determined to be relevant and p.necessary: