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The latest version of a bill that would lower the threshold for police pursuits in Washington state passed the House of Representatives early Tuesday morning.
Engrossed Senate Bill 5352 passed the state House with a 57-40 vote during a late-night legislative session.
The bill lowers the threshold for police to pursue a suspect from probable cause to reasonable suspicion, but only for limited crimes: violent offense, sex offense, or an escape, or DUI, vehicular assault, domestic violence assault in the first, second, third, or fourth-degree offense.
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/police-pursuit-bill-passes-state-house/281-a01f9544-9340-4e79-a8f8-fb1c47316522