ESHB 1596 — Concerning accountability for persons for speeding.

What this bill does

Creates the option to apply for a new restricted driver's license for a person whose license is suspended for an accumulation of too many moving violations or for reckless driving, and in which excessive speed was a factor in the offense. Requires the use of an intelligent speed assistance device, as a condition to the new restricted driver's license, to a probationary period following a suspension for the offenses in which excessive speed was a factor, or by order of a court of limited jurisdiction, in order to limit the operation of a vehicle to no more than the speed limit, with certain exceptions.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 2025
  84 yea · 12 nay · 2 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 21, 2025
  80 yea · 17 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 15, 2025
  40 yea · 8 nay · 1 not voting

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