SB 5462 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Addressing the current backlog of vehicle inspections.

This bill requires Washington State Patrol inspections and specific documentation for certain vehicle title applications to address inspection backlogs. It affects owners titling rebuilt/salvage vehicles, new assembly vehicles (like street rods), or vehicles with altered VINs, mandating original invoices for parts and verification of vehicle history. The law exempts all-terrain vehicles and vehicles titled under specific chapter 46.09 rules from VIN inspections. These changes take effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
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The document has been updated from a draft bill version to the official enrolled version passed by the Washington state legislature. This change adds formal certification details, including the specific dates of passage, vote counts, and signatures from legislative officers, confirming the bill is now law.
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Added official certification text, dates, and vote counts to confirm the bill was passed by both chambers.

Included signatures and titles for the Secretary of the Senate and Speaker of the House to validate the enrollment.

Removed the draft bill identifier 'S-0183.1' and replaced it with the final enrolled title and legislative session details.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 19, 2025
D Democratic31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-4)
house
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
TR - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-1)
senate
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors