---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning tow truck operators."
description: "Concerning tow truck operators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2612"
citation: "Washington HB 2612 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES", "TOWING AND TOW TRUCKS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Condotta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ecf8bd0-26f2-4d0a-aab9-c6e194fb7a71"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2612&year=2017"
source_hash: "07c42f3f71e2664698482d7219b6322b881bbb318ea066e91ab33fb4ee4f6f37"
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 2612 (2017-2018) — Concerning tow truck operators.

## 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/2612.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2612-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#20) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Condotta — primary (person)
- Steele — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-24** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 135, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** Effective date 6/1/2019. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ecf8bd0-26f2-4d0a-aab9-c6e194fb7a71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).