ESHB 1980: Allowing certain private employer transportation services to use certain public transportation facilities.
Signed into law: Chapter 81, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Zahn
- Introduced
- February 14, 2025
- Status
- C 81 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 17, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
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, 202597 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 15, 202697 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 202648 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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