Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee advances four items: driveway parking limit, veterans' parking, and three naming measures
Summary
During Executive Session Jan. 29 the House Transportation Committee reported four measures out of committee — one with a substantive amendment limiting driveway parking across an ingress/egress point, one expanding veterans' parking privileges, and two naming measures — all with "due pass" recommendations.
During Executive Session Jan. 29 the House Transportation Committee took action on four measures. The committee voted to report each item to further legislative consideration, adopting one substantive amendment and several technical fixes.
Substitute House Bill 1061 — driveway parking across ingress/egress point (reported with amendment) Representative Donaghy moved that House Bill 1061 be reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Representative Lowe moved amendment HAGI 431, which limits the authorization for residential owners or their designees to park across a driveway point of ingress or egress to driveways no longer than 50 feet; Lowe said the change addressed first-responder concerns about hose lay and access. The committee rolled the amendment into a substitute bill and voted to report the substitute with a due-pass recommendation. The clerk recorded the final tally as 23 yes, 2 no, 2 excused. The two no votes were recorded as Representative Reed (nay without recommendation) and Representative Ramel (nay without recommendation); Representatives Entenmann and Hackney were excused.
Substitute House Bill 1371 — parking privileges for veterans with service animals (reported with amendment) Representative Orcutt moved House Bill 1371 and proposed Amendment 429, which clarified that eligible veterans are those with a 70% or higher service-connected disability rating and moved the bill's effective date to Oct. 1, 2025 to allow implementation time for licensing agencies. The committee adopted the amendment and reported substitute House Bill 1371 with a due-pass recommendation. The clerk recorded the vote as 25 yes, 0 no, 2 excused.
Substitute House Joint Memorial 4000 — extend designation of portion of State Route 900 as Martin Luther King Jr. Way (reported) The committee considered a proposed substitute that corrected the description of the portion of SR 900 to be designated and voted to report the substitute House Joint Memorial 4000 with a due-pass recommendation. The clerk recorded the vote as 25 yes, 0 no, 2 excused.
Substitute House Joint Memorial 4001 — name the future 30th Avenue East overpass in Fife as the Russ Blunt Memorial Bridge (reported with technical amendment) The committee adopted an amendment (145) that updated references to the current WSDOT secretary and fixed a typographical error, then reported substitute House Joint Memorial 4001 with a due-pass recommendation. The clerk recorded the vote as 25 yes, 0 no, 2 excused.
Votes at a glance - Substitute HB 1061 (incorporating HAGI 431 — driveway limit 50 feet): reported out, vote 23–2–2 (yes–no–excused). Amendment HAGI 431 moved by Rep. Lowe; substitute motion moved by Vice Chair Donaghy. - Substitute HB 1371 (veterans with service animals; 70%+ rating; effective Oct. 1, 2025): reported out, vote 25–0–2. Amendment 429 moved by Rep. Orcutt. - Substitute HJM 4000 (SR 900 — Martin Luther King Jr. Way): reported out, vote 25–0–2 (technical substitute). - Substitute HJM 4001 (Russ Blunt Memorial Bridge, Fife): reported out, vote 25–0–2 (amendment 145 revised secretary reference and corrected a typo).
All four items were reported to the next stage with "due pass" recommendations; the committee adjourned after completing votes.
