Bill > HB2192

This bill updates the role of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) to better identify the causes of roadway fatalities, particularly those involving pedestrians and bicyclists, by designating the WTSC as a public health authority and granting it the power to collect and analyze health care information related to traffic collisions. The bill also makes information and documents related to traffic fatality reviews confidential and exempt from public inspection, and it clarifies that meetings and deliberations of fatality review committees are confidential and not subject to open public meeting laws, with participants generally immune from civil liability for their work unless they act in bad faith by disclosing confidential information. Furthermore, the bill expands the WTSC's responsibilities to include receiving crash and driver licensing records for fatal collisions, incorporating members of the Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council (a group focused on non-motorist safety) into fatality reviews, and presenting reports on fatal crashes involving active transportation users to this council.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2192&Year=2025&Initiative=false