Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6265: Vehicle transfers to insurer
Status: Passed one chamber, February 26, 2026
Transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
An act Relating to transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer under certain circumstances; and amending RCW 46.12.600 and 11.125.050.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer under certain circumstances; and amending RCW 46.12.600 and 11.125.050. Sec. 1. RCW 46.12.600 and 2011 c 171 s 36 are each amended to read as follows: (1)(a) The registered owner or legal owner and (ii) Submit the certificate of title or affidavit in lieu of title marked "DESTROYED." The registered owner's name, address, and the date of destruction must be clearly shown on the certificate of title or affidavit in lieu of title. (b) It is a gross misdemeanor to fail to notify the department and be in possession of a certificate of title of a destroyed vehicle on the ((sixteenth))16th day after the vehicle is destroyed and each day thereafter. (2) The insurance company or self-insurer shall report the destruction or total loss of vehicles issued a certificate of title or registration certificate to the department within ((fifteen))15 days after the settlement claim. The report must be submitted regardless of where or in what jurisdiction the total loss occurred. An insurer shall report total loss vehicles to the department in any of the following (b) Submitting the certificate of title or affidavit in lieu of title marked "DESTROYED." The insurer's name, address, and the date of loss must be clearly shown on the certificate of title or …
Sponsors
- T'wina Nobles (D) · primary sponsor
- Samuel Hunt (D)
- Javier Valdez (D)
- John Lovick (D)
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Marko Liias (D)
- Sharon Shewmake (D)
- Deborah Krishnadasan (D)
Latest actions
- : Senate Rules "X" file.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : TRAN - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- : Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- : First reading, referred to Transportation.
Votes
- Senate Committee on Transportation: Do pass (February 5, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MOTOR VEHICLES
Common questions
- What is SB6265?
- SB6265 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Vehicle transfers to insurer.
- What does SB6265 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer under certain circumstances; and amending RCW 46.12.600 and 11.125.050.
- What is the status of SB6265?
- Passed one chamber as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Senate Rules "X" file. (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6265?
- T'wina Nobles (D), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6265?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6265&Year=2025
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