HOUSE BILL REPORT

SHB 1465

BYHouse Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives R. Meyers, Schmidt, Walk, Heavey, D. Sommers, Cooper, Jones and Betrozoff; by request of Legislative Transportation Committee)

Making technical corrections in driver and vehicle licensing laws.

House Committe on Transportation

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (22)

      Signed by Representatives R. Fisher, Chair; Baugher, Vice Chair, Eastern Washington; R. Meyers, Vice Chair, Western Washington; Schmidt, Ranking Republican Member; Wood, Assistant Ranking Republican Member; Basich, Bennett, Betrozoff, Cooper, G. Fisher, Forner, Hankins, Haugen, Heavey, Jones, Nelson, Prentice, Prince, D. Sommers, Todd, S. Wilson and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Brad Lovaas (786-7307)

AS PASSED HOUSE FEBRUARY 6, 1990

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Licensing is responsible for administering the motor vehicle and driver laws.  The Legislative Transportation Committee (LTC) requested the department to review its statutes for improvements in efficiency and streamlined service delivery.

The Department of Licensing recommended 61 different sections to the LTC for revision.  The Joint Subcommittee on Driver and Vehicles Programs of the Legislative Transportation Committee reviewed and recommended changes.

SUMMARY:

Technical changes to gender references, outdated statutory references, terminology changes, and ambiguous language are made.

Fiscal Note:      Requested January 22, 1990.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    No one.

House Committee - Testified Against:      No one.

House Committee - Testimony For:    None.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None.