HB 2294 Increase Fine for Littering

[Special T]

Yeah, like the present laws do any good.  Seen all the couches and TVs along side the roads?  WMI increased their fees a while back.  The result was even more garbage dumped everywhere. 

I see lots of BIG things fly out of the back of peoples trucks, couches, beds toys etc. I'm tired of getting hassled by the CVE troopers (Commercial Vehicle Enforcement) because they think my 3 straps aren't tight enough when so many jackwagons are doing 75 down the road with NO straps on their home furnishings... Yet i get stopped because there is an "Emphasis patrol" 

[deaner]

hell a number of years ago they raised the fine for pitching a cig butt out the window to over a thousand dollars and i still see people do it.  double that one and make the general littering fine in the same ballpark.  i *censored*ing hate littering slobs.  how hard is it to keep your trash in your rig until you get home, or to a grocery store, gas station, anywhere you park is a garbage can.  no excuse for it.

[Stickerbush]

Thousand bucks for a CIG? I don't smoke but jeez

[deaner]

Thousand bucks for a CIG? I don't smoke but jeez

ya they did that years ago, its something a little over $1100 i think.  but hey, so many people pitching them all the time, if you look at the sides of offramps and whatnot its basically a carpet of cigarette butts, its disgusting.  cars have ash trays, and if your car doesnt have an ashtray, put your damn butt in a soda can or something.  theres just no excuse for it, i dont feel sorry for somebody getting a thousand dollar ticket for being an a-hole

[Band]

Thousand bucks for a CIG? I don't smoke but jeez

Why not?  Littering is bad enough but for god's sake, major forest fires are started because of morons who don't want to use their ash tray.  Have you noticed the strips of burned ground along the freeway in the Summer?  How do you think those start?

[Gobble Doc]

None of these laws matter if they aren't enforced. 

[lokidog]

None of these laws matter if they aren't enforced.

Right there is the problem.  I reported a lit cig out the window a couple years ago and the person said unless an LEO saw it, they couldn't do anything.  So, I followed the butt-head to her driveway and ripped her one for the potential fire she could have caused.  I think she was a bit stunned as she kept apologizing over and over.  I bet she thinks twice about tossing one since then.   

[Gobble Doc]

Good for you!  Civil enforcement. 

[bigtex]

The bill passed out of the House on February 17 with a 81-17 vote. Those voting against were Representatives Buys, Christian, Condotta, DeBolt, Fagan, Holy, G. Hunt, Manweller, Overstreet, Roberts, Santos, Schmick, Scott, Shea, Taylor, Wilcox, Young.

The bill was passed out the Senate Committee on Energy, and Environment & Telecommunications today and now goes before the Senate Rules Committee for a full Senate vote.

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[washelkhunter]

Good to know our reps are busy with the big issues facing our state eh?

[bigtex]

Good to know our reps are busy with the big issues facing our state eh?

It's better then the bills relating to the "state waterfall" and the "state oyster"....... 

[washelkhunter]

Oh man! I could really go for a 1/2 dozen willapa petits right now.