---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the use of vehicle-related fees to fulfill certain state general obligation bonds."
description: "Concerning the use of vehicle-related fees to fulfill certain state general obligation bonds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5898"
citation: "Washington SB 5898 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDS", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6085e4e6-7d1e-4d7a-88c4-ca04203500bd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5898&year=2021"
source_hash: "a6eed0a10bae1d20cb0f6eb184010973d53b067d5ec01b72b0f0b3201aef1aca"
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 5898 (2021-2022) — Concerning the use of vehicle-related fees to fulfill certain state general obligation bonds.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5898.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **73–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Liias — primary (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 73; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 103, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-24T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-03T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-23T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6085e4e6-7d1e-4d7a-88c4-ca04203500bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).