Addressing reckless driving in cases involving excessive speed.

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5238

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Muzzall, Lovick, Saldaña, Shewmake, Trudeau, Wagoner, and C. Wilson)

READ FIRST TIME 02/03/25.

AN ACT Relating to reckless driving in cases involving excessive speed; amending RCW 46.61.500 ; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 46.61.500 and 2020 c 330 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) (( Any person who drives any vehicle in )) (a) A person is guilty of reckless driving if the person drives a vehicle:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

22.1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Floor Consideration — base rate 42%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum +2 59/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 226 days quiet

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