---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning vehicular pursuits."
description: "Concerning vehicular pursuits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5352"
citation: "Washington SB 5352 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d9a5ce8-417e-464d-ae76-871002401ad0"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5352&year=2023"
source_hash: "08f2376ef2814de6dfcc4a708dae78e8026dcb5f5249e914c9ce7d997e5e7348"
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 5352 (2023-2024) — Concerning vehicular pursuits.

## 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/5352.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5352.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5352.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- 219 Padden Pg 1 Ln 16 (#16) — **20–29** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- 220 Short Pg 1 Ln 16 (#17) — **20–29** (fail) · upper
- 218 Gildon Pg 1 Ln 16 (#15) — **20–29** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#33) — **57–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lovick — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Gildon — cosponsor (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- MacEwen — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Torres — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended.
- **2023-03-08** Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-28** CSJR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Chapter 235, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date 5/3/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d9a5ce8-417e-464d-ae76-871002401ad0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).