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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1537: Roadway safety account use

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1537 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expanding access to funding from the multiuse roadway safety account for eligible cities and for the Washington state departments of natural resources and fish and wildlife for maintenance and guidance of motorized recreation on green dot roads. Primary sponsor: Andrew Barkis (R). Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to expanding access to funding from the multiuse roadway safety account for eligible cities and for the Washington state departments of natural resources and fish and wildlife for maintenance and guidance of motorized recreation on green dot roads;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew BarkisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Transportation.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  9. TR - Majority; do pass.
  10. TR - Executive action taken by committee.
  11. First reading, referred to Transportation.

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page