Senate Transportation Committee advances seven measures, including crash-prevention zone proposal
In an executive session on Feb. 9, 2026, the Washington Senate Transportation Committee advanced seven measures to the rules committee, including a crash prevention-zone bill (S-4840.2), changes to the Traffic Safety Commission, pedestrian-access rules for construction, and a cash-rounding bill with an estimated $186,000 fiscal impact.
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The Washington State Senate Transportation Committee met in executive session Feb. 9, 2026, and by voice vote advanced seven transportation-related measures to the rules committee, including a second substitute for a crash prevention‑zone bill, changes to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s data access and privacy authorities, requirements for pedestrian passage during construction, and a bill to allow rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel.
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