---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning persons with a disability present at the scene of an accident."
description: "Concerning persons with a disability present at the scene of an accident."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1258"
citation: "Washington HB 1258 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "911", "NAMED ACTS", "DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mosbrucker"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d53754cf-887b-4a6a-b9ee-edfebbc801b6"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1258&year=2017"
source_hash: "af076cc8280c44528221877557b2f04e98aa9e9bb8a5c60cb6345bb389ee0e36"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1258 (2017-2018) — Concerning persons with a disability present at the scene of an accident.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1258.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1258-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#41) — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mosbrucker — primary (person)
- Caldier — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Dye — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Haler — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Kirby — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Van Werven — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-16** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Judiciary.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-02** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Judiciary.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-17** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Chapter 295, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-16** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d53754cf-887b-4a6a-b9ee-edfebbc801b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).