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Transportation Committee advances four bills out of committee with due‑pass recommendations
Summary
The Transportation Committee voted to advance four bills out of committee with due‑pass recommendations; oral tallies recorded 26 ayes, 0 nays and 1 excused on each measure.
The Transportation Committee voted to advance four bills out of committee with due‑pass recommendations. Committee roll calls and oral tallies recorded the outcomes as 26 ayes, 0 nays and 1 excused on each measure.
Votes at a glance:
- Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5,281 (moved by Representative Birnbaum): The bill increases the allowable maximum length for nonresident commercially owned or chartered vessels eligible for a nonresident vessel permit from 200 feet to 300 feet and requires a fee for commercially owned vessels between 201 and 300 feet at $100 per foot effective May 1, 2026. The committee chair called an oral vote; clerk announced "26 ayes, 0 nay, 1 excused." The motion carried and the bill was moved out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
- Substitute Senate Bill 5,556 (moved by Representative Hunt): The bill modernizes WSDOT's Adopt A Highway program by authorizing signs contingent on appropriations and requiring annual reporting to the Legislature and OFM on applicants and participant compliance. The committee advanced the bill by oral vote; clerk announced "26 ayes, 0 nay, 1 excused." The bill moved out with a due‑pass recommendation.
- Engross Senate Bill 5,689 (moved by Representative Griffey): This bill allows individuals to request inclusion of blood type on a driver's license or ID card for a nominal fee. Committee members including medical and emergency services members spoke in favor; the committee advanced the bill by oral vote with the clerk reporting "26 ayes, 0 nay, 1 excused." The bill moved out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
- Substitute Senate Bill 5,690 as amended (moved by Representative Barkas; amendment Haji 457 moved by Representative Birnbaum and adopted): The bill requires WSDOT to adopt a policy to proactively notify utility owners about planned state highway projects when feasible and narrows certain notification requirements to fish barrier removal projects; an amendment clarified that utility relocation costs should be included in federal funding requests for fish barrier removal projects. Members said the bill supports Dig One coordination and helps capture opportunities for utility installation during planned construction. The committee advanced the amended bill by oral vote; clerk announced "26 ayes, 0 nay, 1 excused." The bill moved out with a due‑pass recommendation.
Clerks' tallies and oral votes were the formal actions recorded in the transcript; the committee did not record additional roll‑call details beyond the clerk announcements. Each bill's fiscal and implementation details were provided during briefings earlier in the session and are noted in the individual bill briefings in committee records.
