Concerning debris escaping from vehicles on public highways.

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5215

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Shewmake, Wellman, Bateman, Trudeau, Valdez, Chapman, Saldaña, Stanford, Orwall, Dhingra, Cleveland, Frame, Hasegawa, Nobles, and C. Wilson)

READ FIRST TIME 02/03/25.

AN ACT Relating to debris escaping from vehicles on public highways; amending RCW 46.61.655 and 70A.200.120 ; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 46.61.655 and 2005 c 431 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any public highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction.