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Extra Fizz: Bike Bill Bumped
It was a swift legislative ploy by Seattle Sen. Joe McDermott (D-34), the sponsor of the vulnerabale users bill, who found a related bill to piggy back onto.
However, later in the day, Republican Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-17) had the vulnerable users amendment "scoped." Basically, Schoesler wanted to review whether McDermott's amendment actually fell into the scope of the new bill–a bill to teach bike safety in driver's ed classes.
Sen. Schoesler's legislative play worked and the amendment was dropped.
Today is the last day for bills from the opposite house to pass out of the next house. The driver's ed bill came over from the House. If Sen. McDermott wants to pass his vulnerable users legislation he has until 5 0'clock today to rewrite his amendment, make it fit into the scope of the driver's ed bill, get it passed, and then send it back to the House with the amemdment.
BikeNerd and Erica have their fingers crossed.