FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1872

                                  C 288 L 89

BYRepresentatives Heavey, Prince, Valle, Brough, Anderson, R. Meyers, Walker, Haugen, Rasmussen, Ebersole, Bristow, Scott, Fraser, Patrick, Raiter, Ballard, Hine, Phillips, G. Fisher, K. Wilson, Day, Winsley, Prentice, D. Sommers, Leonard, Zellinsky, Todd and Wood

Allowing counties, cities and towns to regulate hitchhiking in some situations.

House Committe on Transportation

Senate Committee on Transportation

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Under current law, hitchhiking offenses are traffic infractions carrying only a monetary penalty.  The state has preempted local governments from regulating hitchhiking.

Some local governmental representatives feel that giving local government the power to ban hitchhiking in areas of known prostitution would assist in controlling prostitution.

SUMMARY:

Counties, cities or towns may, by order or resolution, regulate or prohibit hitchhiking in areas of known prostitution, as determined by the local government, after a finding that such regulation will help to reduce prostitution in the area.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 97   0

      Senate    45     0

EFFECTIVE:July 23, 1989