SB 5067 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Concerning impaired driving.

SB 5067 lowers Washington's legal blood alcohol limit for driving from 0.08 to 0.05, affecting all drivers operating vehicles in the state. It updates statutes like RCW 46.61.502 to reflect this new threshold and establishes a 5.00 THC concentration limit for cannabis impairment. Most violations remain gross misdemeanors, though repeat offenses or crashes causing death could trigger felony charges under existing penalties. The bill amends multiple traffic laws to implement these changes, based on findings about international safety standards and Washington's 2023 traffic fatality data.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Jan 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Bill → Substitute Bill · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reclassified from an original Senate Bill to a Substitute Bill, indicating it has been amended during the legislative process. The most significant substantive change extends the deadline for the required impact evaluation report from March 1, 2028, to March 1, 2029, and moves the expiration of the evaluation requirement from November 1, 2028, to November 1, 2029. Additionally, the bill's procedural history was updated to reflect that it was read for the first time on January 17, 2025, rather than January 13, 2025.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's substantive policy remains unchanged; the only modifications are procedural updates regarding the bill's status and timeline adjustments for the evaluation requirement.

TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting the impact evaluation report was delayed from March 1, 2028, to March 1, 2029.

The expiration date for the evaluation requirement was extended from November 1, 2028, to November 1, 2029.

TECHNICAL

The bill was updated from 'SENATE BILL 5067' to 'SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5067' to reflect amendments made during committee review.

The first reading date was updated from January 13, 2025, to January 17, 2025, and the bill's sponsor list was formatted to indicate it was originally sponsored by specific senators but now handled by the Senate Law & Justice committee.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

27–24

Passed

Total votes 51

Jan 28, 2026

D Democratic31

24 Yea 7 Nay

77% Yea

R Republican20

3 Yea 17 Nay

85% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (27-24)

senate

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

TRAN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Law & Justice.

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

And refer to Transportation.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

upper

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors