SENATE BILL REPORT
SSB 6649
This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent. |
As Passed Senate, February 12, 2010
Title: An act relating to driving record abstracts.
Brief Description: Streamlining the content and release requirements of driving record abstracts.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Marr, Swecker, Haugen, Tom and Shin).
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Transportation: 1/26/10, 1/28/10 [DPS].
Passed Senate: 2/12/10, 45-0.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION |
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6649 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Marr, Vice Chair; Swecker, Ranking Minority Member; Becker, Berkey, Delvin, Eide, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kilmer and King.
Staff: Janice Baumgardt (786-7319)
Background: The Department of Licensing (DOL) maintains a case record on every person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in Washington. These case records, or abstracts, contain information relating to a person's driving record. Current law restricts the distribution of abstracts to certain persons and uses.
The current abstract statutes are challenging for the reader to follow. As such, the 2009-11 biennial transportation budget directed DOL to submit to the Legislature draft legislation that rewrites the statutes in plain language.
Summary of Substitute Bill: The abstract statutes are written in plain language to assist the reader. The bill is revenue and policy neutral.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony: PRO: Thank you for the support you have shown the Superintendent of Public Instruction in the past years regarding the providing of access to the driving records of school bus drivers – this is a step towards safety.
Persons Testifying: PRO: Allan Jones, Director of Student Transportation, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.