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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 446

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Relating to: use of skateboards on roadways.

Ordinance Organization miscellaneous Recreation Recreation vehicle Road Road — Construction and repair Street

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person may not ride a play vehicle on a roadway except

while crossing at a crosswalk. “Play vehicle" is defined as “a coaster, skate board,

roller skates, sled, toboggan, unicycle or toy vehicle upon which a person may ride."

Under this bill, skateboards are removed from the definition of “play vehicle" and are

therefore not subject to the regulations that apply to play vehicles.

Also under current law, a person may not ride in-line skates on a roadway

under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, but may ride in-line

skates on other roadways subject to any restrictions imposed by the local authority

having jurisdiction over the roadway. Under the bill, skateboards are similarly

authorized to operate on roadways under the jurisdiction of a local authority subject

to restrictions imposed by the local authority.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Taylor (D)

16 cosponsors

Baldeh (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Gustafson (R) , Hong (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Myers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 20, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Cabral-Guevara, Ballweg, Taylor and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Joers, Gustafson, Snodgrass, Emerson, Myers, C. Anderson, Shelton, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Baldeh, J. Anderson, Considine, Hong and Jacobson

  2. Sep 20, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Sep 21, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 24, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1