SB5828 – Drops a requirement for reporting moving violations by autonomous vehicles in testing programs, and requires a plan for interactions with the vehicle in emergency and traffic enforcement situations.
Prime Sponsor – Senator Nguyen (D; 34th District; West Seattle) (Co-Sponsors Wagoner, Rivers – Rs; Dhingra, Nobles – Ds)
Current status – Had a hearing in Transportation February 3rd; replaced by a substitute changing the title to drop the reference to the autonomous vehicle work group and passed out of committee February 7th. Referred to Rules. Still in Rules at cutoff. Sent to the “X” file Februry 17th.
Next step would be – Dead bill.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Comments –
Since the bill’s officially titled “Relating to implementing recommendations of the autonomous vehicle work group”, the changes it would make were apparently recommended by that group.

Summary –
The bill would no longer require including moving violations by autonomous vehicles in testing programs in their annual reports to the Department of Licensing. It also drops a clause implying the Department can require information about collisions in addition to what the law currently specifies. It requires submitting a law enforcement interaction plan to the Department including information on how to interact with the vehicle being tested in emergency and traffic enforcement situations, and requires submitting the expected period of time during which testing will occur to the Department rather than to various local and state law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over public roadways on which testing will occur.