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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 406

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Relating to: court proceedings for traffic violations.

Court — Procedure Court — Traffic Motor vehicle — Regulation Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates references to an immediate trial for a person appearing in

court in response to certain traffic citations.

Under current law, when a person appears in court in response to a traffic

citation, the court is required to ask whether the person pleads guilty, not guilty, or

no contest. If the person pleads not guilty, the person may ask the court for an

immediate trial or request a continuance. This bill eliminates references to

continuance and to immediate trial except for nonmoving traffic violations.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Wanggaard (R)

9 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Heaton (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 8, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 3, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Heaton, T. Larson, R. Brooks, Steffen, Weatherston, Allen, Bernier and Ballweg

  2. Dec 3, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Dec 16, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 8, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Jan 8, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules

  16. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Loudenbeck and Hebl

  18. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1