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Senate Transportation Committee advances four bills in executive session
Summary
In executive session following hearings on Feb. 25, the Senate Transportation Committee advanced four bills: prevailing‑wage contract adjustments (SSB 5061) to Ways & Means and three bills — impaired driving (.05 BAC), traffic penalties and indigent vehicle release/tow reimbursement — to the Rules Committee.
After public testimony the Senate Transportation Committee moved to executive session and took committee-level action on four bills on Feb. 25.
Key committee actions and outcomes
- Second Substitute Senate Bill 5061 (prevailing wage adjustments): Committee action — advanced with a due‑pass recommendation to the Ways & Means Committee. The committee adopted amendment S1864.1 (which exempts small works roster projects from the contract‑adjustment requirement) and adopted S1844.1 (which moves the effective date forward by one year). An amendment offered by Senator King (S1883.1), which would have allowed contract price adjustments for prevailing‑wage increases larger than 3 percent, failed to pass in…
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