---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing mobility through the modification of stop sign requirements for bicyclists."
description: "Increasing mobility through the modification of stop sign requirements for bicyclists."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6208"
citation: "Washington SB 6208 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RAILROADS", "BICYCLES", "TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billig"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed1f6696-685e-483a-8a7a-4813d6bd06c7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6208&year=2019"
source_hash: "35cf23555ab0ec9117ef0567bd533267ef80efbd1f55b935bdfaa4270a5a8d20"
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 6208 (2019-2020) — Increasing mobility through the modification of stop sign requirements for bicyclists.

## 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/6208.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6208-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **77–20** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **44–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Billig — primary (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-03** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-14** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-03** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 77; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 66, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 10/1/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-03T20:30:00+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/ed1f6696-685e-483a-8a7a-4813d6bd06c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).