---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the disposal of recreational vehicles abandoned on public property."
description: "Addressing the disposal of recreational vehicles abandoned on public property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6437"
citation: "Washington SB 6437 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "LICENSING", "DEPARTMENT", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TOWING AND TOW TRUCKS", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["King"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bb5122b-a4e4-42af-8b32-c879c7d9b0b2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6437&year=2017"
source_hash: "9d527b65c661c954fa70aa9c659cdf5815dc0ad58ae742db235431c13f6bbd84"
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 6437 (2017-2018) — Addressing the disposal of recreational vehicles abandoned on public property.

## 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/6437.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6437-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **41–4** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **76–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- King — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-17** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-10** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-05** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-10** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-02** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter 287, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-27** Effective date 5/1/2019. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bb5122b-a4e4-42af-8b32-c879c7d9b0b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).