{"id":22481,"date":"2020-02-20T15:35:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T23:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=22481"},"modified":"2020-02-20T15:40:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T23:40:01","slug":"washington-bikes-update-from-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/20\/washington-bikes-update-from-olympia\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Bikes update from Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great news! The \u201cSafety Stop\u201d bill and Washington Bikes\u2019 other priority legislation to make biking safe, inviting, and intuitive are all moving forward. Next, committee hearings continue in opposite House and Senate chambers.<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 38th day of the 60-day legislative session marked an important deadline: House of Origin cut-off &#8212; when bills have to move out of their house of origin to continue along in the legislative process. This upcoming week, the state Legislature\u2019s focus will shift to the budgeting process. We expect to see the supplemental operating, capital, and transportation budgets released early next week &#8212; when it will be critical to defend bike and pedestrian safety funding from potential cuts due to I-976.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Bikes is happy to report solid progress for our priority legislation along with bills we are supporting in the 2020 short session in Olympia. While we\u2019ve been busy working to advance key policies, we\u2019ve also been working to protect and grow important investments in Washington\u2019s transportation budget, specifically in Safe Routes to School and bike and pedestrian funding. Read on below to see the current status of important bills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=6208&amp;Chamber=Senate&amp;Year=2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SB 6208<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Allowing people who bike the option to treat a stop sign as a yield, known as <\/span><b>\u201cthe Safety Stop.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SB 6208 (Sen. Billig, 3rd LD \u2013 Spokane) passed out of the state Senate with a vote of 44-1. The bill has been referred to the House Transportation committee for further consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=2461&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2461<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Adding health as a Washington State Department of Transportation policy goal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This bill aims to improve the health of Washington&#8217;s residents by considering health implications and encouraging active transportation when designing, building, and maintaining Washington&#8217;s transportation system.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2461 (Rep. Riccelli, 3rd LD \u2013 Spokane) passed out of the state House with a vote of 57-41.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=2587&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2587<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Establishing a program for the designation of <\/span><b>state scenic bikeways<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This bill is modeled after Oregon\u2019s scenic bikeways program.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2587 (Rep. Ramel, 40th LD) passed out of the state House with a vote of 96-1. The bill has been referred to the Senate Transportation committee for further consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=2197&amp;Year=2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2197<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishing an exception to the requirement that vehicle license plates be visible at all times<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vehicles using certain cargo carrying devices<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>allowing temporary obstruction of a car license plate for a bike rack<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, trailor, etc)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2197 (Rep. Thai, 41st LD \u2013 Bellevue) passed out of the state House with a vote of 96-2. The bill has been referred to the Senate Transportation committee for further consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=6493&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SB 6493<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A technical fix bill for the legislation that created the <\/span><b>Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SB 6492 (Sen. Liias, 21st LD \u2013 Mukilteo) passed out of the state Senate with a vote of 44-0. The bill has been referred to the House Transportation committee for further consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=2684&amp;Chamber=House&amp;Year=2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2684<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Applies the rules for traffic control signals that apply to circular signal indicators when they are green, yellow, and red to traffic control signals like <\/span><b>bicycle shaped traffic signals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2684 (Rep. Shewmake, 42nd LD &#8211; Bellingham) passed out of the state House with a vote of 66-30. The bill has been referred to the Senate Transportation committee for further consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great news! 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