---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the motor vehicle transporter's license to accommodate automotive repair facilities."
description: "Modifying the motor vehicle transporter's license to accommodate automotive repair facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1742"
citation: "Washington HB 1742 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stambaugh"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-27"
last_action: "2018-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3d0b455-2f78-404d-bc76-068891b5b3ab"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1742&year=2017"
source_hash: "e24c54adbb21b99cb084437c3fb82994ce8aac97b665bae89ab80d4c31eb4448"
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 1742 (2017-2018) — Modifying the motor vehicle transporter's license to accommodate automotive repair facilities.

## 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/1742.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1742.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#35) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#27) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#17) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stambaugh — primary (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Orcutt — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-27** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-08** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-16** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-22** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-09** Chapter 16, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-09** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3d0b455-2f78-404d-bc76-068891b5b3ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).