---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety."
description: "Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5317"
citation: "Washington SB 5317 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nobles"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ca02749-96b8-4b3b-b77c-1ced68be230a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5317&year=2023"
source_hash: "16a8767c5f77dfc7a433091ec1c3a9c12b011a1df92122358f476dca36ff7723"
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 5317 (2023-2024) — Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety.

## 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/5317.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5317-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5317-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nobles — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-01-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-01-26** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-08** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** 1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-03-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 1; 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`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 326, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ca02749-96b8-4b3b-b77c-1ced68be230a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).