---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning worker safety on roadways and roadsides."
description: "Concerning worker safety on roadways and roadsides."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2087"
citation: "Washington HB 2087 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SENTENCING", "TRAFFIC OFFENSES", "CRIMES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "ROADS AND HIGHWAYS", "TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stambaugh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-13"
last_action: "2018-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaca2889-ca48-44a3-83e9-ee7be29215c9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2087&year=2017"
source_hash: "a6963f7260f103dd1b345d55a2ec9cae9a864ef5e2f8cfbce49f58bd59cda35f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 2087 (2017-2018) — Concerning worker safety on roadways and roadsides.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2087.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#39) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#7) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stambaugh — primary (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
- Orcutt — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-13** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2017-02-24** Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
- **2017-02-27** Committee recommendations adopted.
- **2017-02-27** Placed on third reading.
- **2017-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** CLS - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2018-01-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-15** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-09** Chapter 18, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-09** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aaca2889-ca48-44a3-83e9-ee7be29215c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).