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WA SB 5218

died on adjournment

Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5218 pass?

No. WA SB 5218 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 5218 about?

WA SB 5218 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5218?

Nobles is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5218, joined by 3 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

  • Noblesprimary
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Goehnercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Transportation.

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  3. 2025-02-03

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

  4. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5218&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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