FINAL BILL REPORT

                                    SB 5290

                                   C 73 L 91

                              SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Defining resident for purposes of obtaining a valid driver's license.

SPONSORS:Senator Patterson.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & LABOR

BACKGROUND:

Current statute provides that when a person becomes a Washington resident he or she has 30 days to license any vehicles but he or she must obtain a driver's license immediately.

The definition of resident is currently in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

SUMMARY:

A new Washington resident is allowed 30 days from the time he or she first becomes a resident to obtain a Washington driver's license.

The definition of resident, as it is currently in the Washington Administrative Code, is brought into statute.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate      43    0

House 97    0

EFFECTIVE:July 28, 1991