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Committee advances several transportation bills, holds one for further work
Summary
During executive session the Senate Transportation Committee voted to advance multiple bills to the Rules Committee and held one bill for further work; memorials to honor trooper Charles Noble Jr. and Joe Mentor also advanced.
At the Feb. 13 executive session, the Senate Transportation Committee advanced several bills and memorials to the Rules Committee and held one item for more work. The committee recorded voice votes on the following actions:
Votes at a glance
- Proposed substitute Senate Bill 5556 (modernizing the Adopt a Highway program): moved by Vice Chair Loicke; due‑pass recommendation to the Rules Committee approved by voice vote. The proposed substitute makes recognition and signage contingent on appropriations effective July 1, 2026, and requires an annual report, according to staff.
- Proposed substitute Senate Joint Memorial 8003 (designating a section of Interstate 82 in honor of State Patrol Trooper Charles Frank Noble Jr.): moved by Vice Chair Levick; due‑pass recommendation to the Rules Committee approved by voice vote. Staff noted small fiscal impacts for signage.
- Senate Joint Memorial 8009 (designating the SR‑3 overpass in Bremerton as the Joe Mentor Memorial Overpass): moved by Vice Chair Lubbock; due‑pass recommendation to the Rules Committee approved by voice vote. Staff identified minor sign installation costs.
- Proposed substitute Senate Bill 5374 (including tribal representation in certain transportation activities): moved by Vice Chair Levick; due‑pass recommendation to the Rules Committee approved by voice vote. The proposed substitute clarified grant distribution to tribal governments and removed an initial appropriation so program funding is subject to later appropriation.
- Senate Bill 5595 (establishing shared streets and allowing reduced speed limits in shared areas): moved by Vice Chair Lubbock; the committee adopted and considered an amendment but the amendment did not pass; the bill advanced to the Rules Committee on a due‑pass recommendation after discussion and voice vote.
Held
- Senate Bill 5432 (first on executive agenda): the committee decided to hold this bill for further work and did not advance it.
Why it matters: advancing a bill to the Rules Committee is the committee’s formal recommendation to consider the bill for further floor action; several items include implementation details and small fiscal impacts that will be picked up in subsequent review and budget deliberations.
Notes on record and next steps: all moved measures were advanced “subject to signature” per committee practice. Committee members asked for follow‑up on technical details (for example, appropriations and signage costs) before final action on the floor.
