---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempting previously registered vehicles from the stolen vehicle check fee."
description: "Exempting previously registered vehicles from the stolen vehicle check fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5591"
citation: "Washington SB 5591 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schoesler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/911cb12c-c86d-4cef-8264-973a590f0ee4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5591&year=2019"
source_hash: "23c849c9f63beda9b17ac09fdd607ca8338d0785b983e26afd912f09af01a411"
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 5591 (2019-2020) — Exempting previously registered vehicles from the stolen vehicle check fee.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5591.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5591-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5591-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Schoesler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-19** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-13** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-19** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-26** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-24** Rules suspended.
- **2020-01-24** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-01-24** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-01-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-01-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-29** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 239, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 7/1/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-06T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-13T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-14T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-27T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-24T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/911cb12c-c86d-4cef-8264-973a590f0ee4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).