We are in a public safety crisis in our state. Just last week, two children were killed in Eastern Washington by a driver speeding 111 MPH that law enforcement officers were unable to pursue and detain because of the Democrat legislation passed two tears ago to restrict police pursuits. 

The State Patrol calculates 3,100 instances of criminals fleeing from police last year alone. Criminals are emboldened and crime is skyrocketing. A large coalition of mayors, city councilmembers, law enforcement officials, business leaders, and community leaders are calling for the Legislature to fix the problem they created. 

Today, Every single House Democrat rejected an opportunity to pass legislation that would allow police officers to pursue criminal suspects again. HB 1363 is a bipartisan solution to police pursuits supported by citizens, local governments, and businesses across our state that are frustrated at the increasing lawlessness taking place.

House Republicans made a procedural motion on the House floor today to bring HB 1363 forward for a full debate and vote. That motion was unfortunately rejected by the House majority. Thank you to House Reublicans for making this procedural motion to do the right thing and restore police pursuits. 

The legislative cutoff date is TOMORROW - we only have until then to ensure this bill passes through the House.

Email House Democrat leadership and ask them to move this bill to a floor vote - Don't delay! We only have until tomorrow at 5PM to pass police pursuit reform during this legislative session.