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WA SB 5072

died on adjournment

Concerning abandoned vehicles sold at auctions conducted by registered tow truck operators.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5072 pass?

No. WA SB 5072 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA SB 5072 about?

WA SB 5072 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning abandoned vehicles sold at auctions conducted by registered tow truck operators.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5072?

Warnick is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5072, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Warnickprimary
  • Wagonercosponsor
  • Gildoncosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-17

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-20

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  4. 2025-01-20

    TRAN - Majority; without recommendation.

  5. 2025-01-20

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-01-22

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-04

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  8. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5072&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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