FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 5735

C 196 L 02

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Allowing motorcycles to have blue dot taillights.

Sponsors:  Senators Gardner, Roach, Haugen, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Stevens, Deccio, Rossi, Zarelli, Benton, Horn, T. Sheldon, Sheahan, Spanel, Shin, Finkbeiner, Hargrove, West, Long and Franklin.

Senate Committee on Transportation

House Committee on Transportation

Background:  Under current law, taillights on the back of motor vehicles must be the color red and must be visible from a distance of one thousand feet to the rear.  There is an exception for vehicles 40 years old or older, in that their taillights may also contain a blue or purple insert of not more than one inch in diameter.

Summary:  Any motorcycle may use a taillight that contains a blue or purple insert of not more than one inch in diameter.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate480

House930

House940(House reconsidered)

Effective:  June 13, 2002