ESHB 1980 — Allowing certain private employer transportation services to use certain public transportation facilities.

What this bill does

Allows counties with a population greater than two million people to authorize private employer transportation services to use designated transit-only lanes if the county has established a process for applying to do so.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 2025
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 15, 2026
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2026
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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