Tag: HB 1339

April 1, 2011

Vulnerable Users Bill gets a flat, but luckily we have a spare tube – UPDATED

HB 1339 has officially passed away in committee. But have no fear, the House has a spare Vulnerable Users Bill in its legislative pannier (as well as a canister of political CO2… okay, its an imperfect analogy). SB 5326 just needs to get to the floor of the House for a vote, have the differences…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, cascade bicycle club, HB 1071, HB 1339, HB 1700, SB 5326, transportation choices coalition
March 3, 2011

Vulnerable User Bill passes House 59-39 – UPDATED

The Vulnerable User Bill made it past yet another big hurdle today by passing the state House of Representatives 59-39. A similar bill passed in the Senate February 24, so only a couple reasonable number (see update below) more steps before it can go on the books. Unlike the Senate’s 43-5 passage, the bill was…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, HB 1339, vulnerable users bill
February 16, 2011

Take a minute right now to support vulnerable road users

The time is now. Take a minute to contact your state senators and representatives and urge them to support HB 1339 and SB 5326, two nearly identical versions of the Vulnerable User Bill. We need to get at least one of the houses of congress to vote on the bill by the end of the…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, cascade bicycle club, HB 1339, SB 5326, vulnerable users bill
February 9, 2011

Vulnerable User bill pace far ahead of last year

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Vulnerable User bill (SB 5326) 7-1 Monday. Next the bill moves to the Rules Committee, which is expected to place it on the floor calendar. There are still many ways for the bill to be stopped, but it is making a good pace. “We’re a couple weeks ahead of…
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tagged: 2011 legislature, cascade bicycle club, HB 1339, SB 5326, transportation choices coalition, vulnerable users bill