Last month, the Washington Legislature sent Governor Jay Inslee a bill, SSB 5289, that would overhaul Washington's cell phone and texting laws, with tougher penalties to begin in 2019; however, Governor Inslee disagreed with the 2019 date because he wanted the law to take effect immediately. Signing the law while using his veto power at a bill signing ceremony in Tacoma read more

Five years ago a law took effect that severely penalized drivers who drive negligently, endanger or drive in manner that would likely endanger persons/and or property, and the driver proximately causes the death, great bodily harm, or substantial bodily harm of a vulnerable user of a public way. This offense is enforced by way of a traffic citation issued to the driver, and the offense is called negligent driving in the second degree with a vulnerable user victim. read more