---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the creation of a deferred prosecution program for nonpayment of license fees and taxes for vehicle, vessel, and aircraft registrations."
description: "Addressing the creation of a deferred prosecution program for nonpayment of license fees and taxes for vehicle, vessel, and aircraft registrations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5362"
citation: "Washington SB 5362 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "AERONAUTICS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "BOATS AND BOATING", "COUNTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilson, L."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a4434c7-dc0b-4194-b104-38b072d3be14"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5362&year=2019"
source_hash: "df7f744d0be0b4e6020c9771c409ce85bc01af8b3967f2cbae6c3ef765518066"
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 5362 (2019-2020) — Addressing the creation of a deferred prosecution program for nonpayment of license fees and taxes for vehicle, vessel, and aircraft registrations.

## 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/5362.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5362-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wilson, L. — primary (person)
- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-18** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2019-04-25** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2019-04-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-05** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-18** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2019-04-25** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2019-04-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2019-04-27** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-04-27** Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 459, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-30T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-05T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-27T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:30 AM
- **2019-04-27T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a4434c7-dc0b-4194-b104-38b072d3be14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).