---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing additional uses for automated traffic safety cameras for traffic congestion reduction and increased safety."
description: "Establishing additional uses for automated traffic safety cameras for traffic congestion reduction and increased safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1793"
citation: "Washington HB 1793 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FERRIES", "TRAFFIC OFFENSES", "PUBLIC TRANSIT", "TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fitzgibbon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4c93f9e-48e2-483c-ae29-bad7c12e1088"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1793&year=2019"
source_hash: "0e8c64334419beef03008e804d0a7e38af198eb230deba4bd226c9f4593f8ca3"
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 1793 (2019-2020) — Establishing additional uses for automated traffic safety cameras for traffic congestion reduction and increased safety.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1793.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1793-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1793-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#14) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) — **56–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **56–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **27–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fitzgibbon — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-27** TR - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-27** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2019-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-15** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-27** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2019-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-15** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-15** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2019-04-15** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-04-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-03** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 224, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-18T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 08:00 AM
- **2019-04-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-24T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4c93f9e-48e2-483c-ae29-bad7c12e1088`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).