---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the crossing of certain public roadways by wheeled all-terrain vehicles."
description: "Concerning the crossing of certain public roadways by wheeled all-terrain vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1838"
citation: "Washington HB 1838 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ROADS AND HIGHWAYS", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schmick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68acf24e-6332-4891-87ae-a40206748434"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1838&year=2017"
source_hash: "24c39e6fe7d05e01122598aeaaee59c4f9b7b4c7265587ef53f4c1e10abfffe4"
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 1838 (2017-2018) — Concerning the crossing of certain public roadways by wheeled all-terrain vehicles.

## 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/1838.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1838-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#15) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Schmick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-22** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-22** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-28** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-04-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-17** Chapter 26, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-04-17** 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/68acf24e-6332-4891-87ae-a40206748434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).