---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning impaired driving."
description: "Concerning impaired driving."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1493"
citation: "Washington HB 1493 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goodman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 63
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b5f16ee-b03e-4d75-b682-234f7b1227dd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1493&year=2023"
source_hash: "575b91bc62762657e4da41058659dc8a09dfb6c42b2d845c85b8b249d97ec115"
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 HB 1493 (2023-2024) — Concerning impaired driving.

## 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/House%20Bills/1493.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1493-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1493-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1493-S.PL.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **69–27** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#51) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Goodman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-14** CSJR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (CSJR 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 12:30 PM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 11:30 AM.
- **2023-04-04** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Law & Justice. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-10** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-20** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-20** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2024-02-09** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-15** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-19** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-22** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Transportation. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 69; nays, 27; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 306, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 1/1/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b5f16ee-b03e-4d75-b682-234f7b1227dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).