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• Introduced by Rep. Christopher Hurst, (D-Enumclaw) (D) on January 21, 2009, authorizes tribal authorities, within their reservation boundaries, to determine, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, to set speed limits on a nonlimited access state highway or part of a nonlimited access state highway. See also SB 5331.
  • Referred to the House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee on January 21, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 20, 2009.
• Passed in the House (94 to 0) on February 27, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 3, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on March 3, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on April 1, 2009, to provide that tribal authorities may adjust the maximum speed on certain state highways within reservation boundaries. Tribal authorities may decrease the speed limit at intersections, increase the limit to not more than 60 miles per hour, or decrease the limit to not less than 20 miles per hour. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 1, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 1, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (40 to 5) on April 9, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 7, 2009, provides for tribal authorities to change speed limits on non-limited access highways within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation under certain conditions.