Washington State Length Bill Passes

Yesterday, a bill (WA HB 2242) to solve an RV length issue in Washington was passed by the Washington State Senate. Although the bill had received broad and bipartisan support since introduction, it was placed in the “x” files of the Senate Rules Committee last week, all but assuring the bill would not progress further this legislative session.

However, through the work of the RV Industry Association, our lobbyist and our champions in the Washington State Legislature, the bill was resurrected and did receive an approval vote late last night, passing with an overwhelming 47-1 vote. The legislation that now heads to Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s desk will allow travel trailers up to 46 feet in length.

“We expect the Governor to approve HB 2242 and for it to become law,” said RV Industry Association Manager of State Affairs Nick Rudowich. “This is a great victory for the RV industry and we are grateful for everyone in the Washington legislature that worked with us to prevent any negative implications for the RV industry and RV dealers in the state had we not been able to get this bill passed.”

This bill will fix an issue that began last summer when Washington state decided to stop approving plans for travel trailers over 40 feet in length, despite the fact that travel trailers over the 40 feet had been produced, sold, and registered in the state for decades.

For more information on this issue, contact Nick Rudowich at nrudowich@rvia.org.