FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 2516

                     Synopsis as Enacted

                          C 77 L 92

Brief Description:  Prohibiting unlawful conduct in transit stations.

By Representatives Cooper, H. Myers, Morris, Prince, G. Fisher, Riley and Paris.

House Committee on Transportation

Senate Committee on Transportation

Background:  Persons riding municipal transit vehicles are prohibited from smoking, littering, spitting, playing loud music, carrying explosives or flammable liquids, or intentionally disturbing others by engaging in loud or unruly behavior.  Violation of this statute is punishable as a misdemeanor.

Summary:  Persons riding in municipal transit vehicles or waiting for transportation at a municipal transit station are guilty of unlawful bus conduct if they litter, spit, play loud music, carry explosives or flammable liquids, or intentionally disturb others by engaging in loud or unruly behavior.  Violation of this statute is punishable as a misdemeanor.

Persons who smoke at transit stations may not be cited for unlawful bus conduct.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  96   0

Senate 44   0

Effective:    June 11, 1992