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type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying vehicle impoundment and redemption following arrest for driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs."
description: "Clarifying vehicle impoundment and redemption following arrest for driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2483"
citation: "Washington HB 2483 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRAFFIC OFFENSES", "CRIMES", "SENTENCING", "TOWING AND TOW TRUCKS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Van Werven"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52a47990-c79c-484d-9fff-d4643148f6be"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2483&year=2019"
source_hash: "fd96c5a4c4c57ad6efdc40aab6e56769215e9a5ecb0c8089c895402e8695db55"
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 2483 (2019-2020) — Clarifying vehicle impoundment and redemption following arrest for driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
## 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/House%20Bills/2483.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2483-S.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#50) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Van Werven — primary (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 117, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-02-04T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice 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/52a47990-c79c-484d-9fff-d4643148f6be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).