---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning access to abstract driving records."
description: "Concerning access to abstract driving records."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5347"
citation: "Washington SB 5347 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wagoner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff35f437-c86e-4faf-9db3-365d217c6dcb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5347&year=2023"
source_hash: "eed61ce3b341b763f3d40e5e7efeb27344c7d58dc228a56256f0ad8c5d926295"
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 5347 (2023-2024) — Concerning access to abstract driving records.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5347.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5347.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wagoner — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-02** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-15** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-24** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Chapter 118, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff35f437-c86e-4faf-9db3-365d217c6dcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).