Concerning auto sales.

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S-0562.1

SENATE BILL 5377

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Saldaña, Chapman, and Stanford

Read first time 01/20/25. Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

AN ACT Relating to protecting consumer choice by creating a fairer marketplace for auto sales; amending RCW 46.96.185 ; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 46.96.185 and 2018 c 296 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Notwithstanding the terms of a franchise agreement, a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative, or an agent, officer, parent company, wholly or partially owned subsidiary, affiliated entity, or other person controlled by or under common control with a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative, shall not:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

14.6% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -4 31/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 272 days quiet

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