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Washington Legislature · SB 5462 · C 10 L 25

Addressing the current backlog of vehicle inspections.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Addressing the current backlog of vehicle inspections. Read the full text

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2025 session

Where it is

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First reading, referred to Transportation. · Jan 23, 2025
TRAN - Majority; do pass. · Feb 6, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 7, 2025
Placed on second reading consent calendar. · Feb 12, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 19, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Feb 19, 2025
First reading, referred to Transportation. · Feb 21, 2025
TR - Executive action taken by committee. · Mar 19, 2025
TR - Majority; do pass. · Mar 19, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Mar 21, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Mar 25, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 27, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. · Mar 27, 2025
President signed. · Mar 28, 2025
Speaker signed. · Mar 31, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 1, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 4, 2025
Chapter 10, 2025 Laws. · Apr 4, 2025
Effective date 7/1/2026. · Apr 4, 2025

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

John BraunMike ChapmanJeff Wilson

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-03-27 · Yea 94, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 4
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-02-19 · Yea 48, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITION CONTRACTORS WEST WAvia Bill Clarke
9 filings
From 9 filings in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/1/2026. (Apr 4, 2025).