The bill aims to enhance the efficiency of state toxicology laboratories in processing drug and alcohol impairment cases. It introduces a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW, mandating the state patrol to hire an adequate number of staff to ensure that all submissions are processed within one week of their arrival at the laboratory.

Additionally, the bill requires the chief of the state patrol to submit a funding request to the house appropriations committee and the senate ways and means committee, detailing the necessary amount to support the operations of the toxicology labs as stipulated in the new section. This initiative is subject to appropriation, emphasizing the need for legislative support to implement these staffing and operational improvements.