---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning registration enforcement for off-road vehicles and snowmobiles."
description: "Concerning registration enforcement for off-road vehicles and snowmobiles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5338"
citation: "Washington SB 5338 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "DEPARTMENT", "SENTENCING", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8e28aa9-168c-43b0-bea1-3f6205cfc910"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5338&year=2017"
source_hash: "e5f072c5ae7959e02a62270d237cb5aa105776494cb32e896a88424b2cd3b993"
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 SB 5338 (2017-2018) — Concerning registration enforcement for off-road vehicles and snowmobiles.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5338.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5338-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5338-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#25) — **92–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wilson — primary (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-20** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-21** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-13** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-21** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-05** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter 218, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-05** Effective date 8/1/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8e28aa9-168c-43b0-bea1-3f6205cfc910`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).