BILL · 1991–92 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 6083

SB 6083: Motor vehicle repossession

Protecting personal property when motor vehicles are repossessed.

Summary

When a motor vehicle is repossessed, the holder of any personal property found in the vehicle that is not named in the security agreement must return it to the debtor within 48 hours. Costs associated with the return of the personal property may not be charged against the debtor by the secured party.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 6083), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 15, 1992
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 11, 1992
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
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Prime sponsor: Linda Smith (R-18)
Introduced: January 15, 1992 in the Senate
Last action: March 12, 1992
Versions: SB 6083, ESSB 6083

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 11, 1992

Version voted on: ESSB 6083

45 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	0	0
Republican	21	0	1	2

How each member voted

Yea (45)

Absent (1)

Jim Matson R-14

Excused (2)

Jeannette Hayner R-16
George Sellar R-12

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 6083 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6083 (2025–26) Restitution/postsecondary · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6083 (2023–24) Jail system · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6083 (2019–20) Travel trailers · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6083 (2017–18) Health, safety, and environ. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6083 (2015–16) Marijuana plants · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6083 (2013–14) Precollege placement · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6083 (2011–12) Landowner assistance/gophers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6083 (2009–10) Growth mgmt hearings boards · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

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