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SF378Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain excessive speed violations cannot be considered for certain purposes and the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 73.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Passed

Introduced by Transportation

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain excessive speed violations cannot be considered for certain purposes and the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 73.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

Fiscal note.

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 22, 2026

28

Yes

16

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Catelin Drey1No
Jeff Taylor2Yes
Lynn Evans3Yes
Tim Kraayenbrink4Yes
Dave Rowley5Absent
Jason Schultz6Yes
Kevin Alons7Yes
Mark Costello8Yes
Tom Shipley9Yes
Dan Dawson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 311.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 318.

  3. Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 12. S.J. 560.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 562.

  5. Message from Senate. H.J. 680.

  6. Read first time, referred to Transportation. H.J. 717.

  7. Subcommittee: Bossman, Cooling and Mommsen. H.J. 852.

  8. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM House Lounge.

  9. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. Fiscal note.

  11. Subcommittee: Meggers, Gosa and Henderson. H.J. 524.

  12. Subcommittee reassigned: Jones, Gosa and Siegrist. H.J. 601.

  13. Subcommittee Meeting: [].

  14. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  15. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 687.

  16. Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 687.

  17. Committee amendment H-8231 filed. H.J. 687.

  18. Placed on calendar. H.J. 687.

  19. Amendment H-8245 filed. H.J. 712.

  20. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.

  21. Committee amendment H-8231 deferred. H.J. 795.

  22. Amendment H-8245 adopted. H.J. 795.

  23. Committee amendment H-8231 out of order. H.J. 795.

  24. Passed House, yeas 76, nays 16. H.J. 796.

  25. Immediate message. H.J. 801.

  26. Message from House, with amendment S-5153. S.J. 709.

  27. Fiscal note.

  28. Senate concurred with S-5153. S.J. 868.

  29. Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 16. S.J. 868.

  30. Immediate message. S.J. 869.

  31. Message from Senate. H.J. 977.

  32. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  33. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

  34. Fiscal note.

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