FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 2660

                          C 91 L 96

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Revising procedures for refund of certain fees and taxes.

Sponsors:  Representatives Cairnes and R. Fisher; by request of Department of Licensing.

House Committee on Transportation

Senate Committee on Transportation

Background:  Persons who discover they have overpaid their motor vehicle excise taxes (MVET) may request refunds from the Department of Licensing (DOL), no matter how small the amount of overpayment.  In addition to these requested refunds, the department, on its own initiative, issues automatic MVET refunds to persons who have overpaid by $5 or more.  However, the administrative cost of processing an automatic (non-requested) refund is greater than $5.

Summary:  The threshold for an automatic (non-requested) refund is raised from $5 to $10.  The department must continue to issue refunds to persons requesting one, no matter how small the amount.

Votes on Final Passage:

House     96 0

Senate    43 3

Effective:  July 1, 1996