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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1046: Motor vehicle damage/rescue

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1046 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on December 11, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Protecting the vulnerable by providing immunity from civil liability for damage to a motor vehicle arising from the rescue of vulnerable persons or domestic animals. Primary sponsor: Mari Leavitt (D). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to protecting the vulnerable by providing immunity from civil liability for damage to a motor vehicle arising from the rescue of vulnerable persons or domestic animals;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mari LeavittPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
April BergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Dan BronoskeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Lisa CallanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Sam LowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Amy WalenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 183, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page