BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2359: Vehicle impounds

Concerning vehicle impounds.

Summary

Creates additional responsibilities and procedures regarding the impounding of a vehicle used or thought or claimed to be used as a home, residence, shelter, and/or homestead including that a vehicle residence may not be sold at auction.
Makes changes to court hearings for all vehicle impounds, including requiring courts to conduct requested hearings on vehicle impounds within two business days and requiring courts to adjust the payment of fees in certain circumstances.
Requires state and local governments to ensure vehicle residences are impounded as a last resort, to pay storage charges for impounded vehicle residences, and to pay the registered tow truck operator the remaining costs if a court reduces impound or storage fees.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to vehicle impounds;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

HB 2359 (2025–26) Affordable housing funding · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2359 (2019–20) Marijuana compliance cert. · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2359 (2017–18) Ballot box locations · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2359 (2015–16) Obsolete provisions · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 202, Laws of 2016
HB 2359 (2013–14) Collectible vehicles · Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2014
HB 2359 (2011–12) Industrial insurance/medical · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2359 (2009–10) Long-term care workers · Enacted · Chapter 478, Laws of 2009
HB 2359 (2007–08) U of W property · Did not pass · died in committee