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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying the required color of certain lamps on vehicles."
description: "Clarifying the required color of certain lamps on vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5937"
citation: "Washington SB 5937 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovelett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-18"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c7c5bc3-cd50-4023-9885-34cd0fbcee41"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5937&year=2019"
source_hash: "8dacf8244795907c87cd9ab0836131dc10e22e779b8a513a7ea5c1fe8e294de7"
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 5937 (2019-2020) — Clarifying the required color of certain lamps on vehicles.
## 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/5937.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5937.E.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lovelett — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Fortunato — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-18** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-27** TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-03-06** Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-12** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-27** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-27** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter 321, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-08** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-20T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-18T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c7c5bc3-cd50-4023-9885-34cd0fbcee41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).