Washington State House of Representatives	BILL ANALYSIS
Transportation Committee

HB 2432

Brief Description:  Regulating driving abstracts furnished to transit agencies on vanpool drivers.

Sponsors:  Representatives Lovick, Jarrett and Mitchell.

Brief Summary of Proposed Substitute Bill

$Employees or agents of transit authorities may obtain the driving abstracts of volunteer vanpool drivers in order to evaluate insurance or risk management needs.

$Transit authorities may not provide any information from the abstract to a third party.

Hearing Date:  1/30/02

Staff:  Penny Nerup (786‑7335).

Background:

Under current law transit authorities are unable to obtain certified abstracts of the driving records of volunteer vanpool drivers so that they can assess their insurance and risk management needs.

Summary of Proposed Substitute Bill:

Employees or agents of transit authorities can obtain the certified abstracts of the driving record of volunteer vanpool drivers.  Transit authorities are restricted from divulging any information contained in those abstracts to any third party.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Requested on January 23, 2002.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.