---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning notice sent by and certain release of information affecting registered tow truck operators."
description: "Concerning notice sent by and certain release of information affecting registered tow truck operators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5343"
citation: "Washington SB 5343 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS AND DRIVERS' LICENSES", "TOWING AND TOW TRUCKS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Warnick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb36a650-f72b-44bc-b352-9282f1b2d8d2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5343&year=2017"
source_hash: "220e43db9692854f27dd03179c590f69673672dd11801d50c4ff526df148af70"
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 5343 (2017-2018) — Concerning notice sent by and certain release of information affecting registered 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/Senate%20Bills/5343.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5343-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **43–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#26) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Warnick — 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`
- **2017-02-21** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-21** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-20** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-04-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-17** Chapter 43, 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/fb36a650-f72b-44bc-b352-9282f1b2d8d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).