---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing compensation for tow truck operators for keeping the public roadways clear."
description: "Addressing compensation for tow truck operators for keeping the public roadways clear."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5652"
citation: "Washington SB 5652 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bef65c3e-58a1-4ca3-b00c-77e343ad5a92"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5652&year=2023"
source_hash: "cf7a492ab05cf6b096e9e06ae7b0069ebe25c9519bc0adcd0afe1762c6f8d259"
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 5652 (2023-2024) — Addressing compensation for tow truck operators for keeping the public roadways clear.

## 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/5652.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5652-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5652-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lovick — primary (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
- Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-23** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-29** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-29** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-26** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Chapter 320, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-28** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bef65c3e-58a1-4ca3-b00c-77e343ad5a92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).