Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB5824: Fifth-wheel travel trailers
Status: Passed one chamber, March 12, 2026
Concerning fifth-wheel travel trailers.
What the bill says
An act Relating to fifth-wheel travel trailers; and amending RCW 46.44.030.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to fifth-wheel travel trailers; and amending RCW 46.44.030. Sec. 1. RCW 46.44.030 and 2020 c 110 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: (1) It is unlawful for any person to operate upon the public highways of this state any vehicle having an overall length, with or without load, in excess of ((forty))40 feet. This restriction does not apply to (a) a municipal transit vehicle, (b) auto stage, private carrier bus, school bus, travel trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer, or motor home with an overall length not to exceed ((forty-six))46 feet, (c) an articulated auto stage with an overall length not to exceed ((sixty-one))61 feet, excluding a bike rack up to four feet in length, or (d) an auto recycling carrier up to ((forty-two))42 feet in length manufactured prior to 2005. (2)(a) It is unlawful for any person to operate upon the public highways of this state any combination consisting of a tractor and semitrailer that has a semitrailer length in excess of ((fifty-three))53 feet or a combination consisting of a tractor and two trailers in which the combined length of the trailers exceeds ((sixty-one))61 feet, with or without load. (b) The restriction under this subsection does not apply to two trailers or semitrailers with a total weight that does not exceed ((twenty-six thousand))26,000 pounds and …
Sponsors
- Curtis King (R) · primary sponsor
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Perry Dozier (R)
- Sharon Shewmake (D)
Latest actions
- : By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- : First reading, referred to Transportation.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : 1st substitute bill substituted
- : Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 5, 2026): 46 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Transportation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5824 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (January 29, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MOTOR VEHICLES, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
Common questions
- What is SB5824?
- SB5824 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Fifth-wheel travel trailers.
- What does SB5824 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to fifth-wheel travel trailers; and amending RCW 46.44.030.
- What is the status of SB5824?
- Passed one chamber as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5824?
- Curtis King (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5824?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5824&Year=2025
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