---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning vulnerable users of a public way."
description: "Concerning vulnerable users of a public way."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6045"
citation: "Washington SB 6045 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "TRAFFIC OFFENSES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "BICYCLES", "TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Takko"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-05"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8706ff7-d483-46e2-bf62-eb43b290ddc2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6045&year=2019"
source_hash: "48f952bf29e8442dbdd74785e8e6b7e5df97cb67e9cac72a0897c0142bc06f60"
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 SB 6045 (2019-2020) — Concerning vulnerable users of a public way.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6045.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Takko — primary (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-05** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-22** TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-14** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 146, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2020-01-22T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 11:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8706ff7-d483-46e2-bf62-eb43b290ddc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).