SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6405

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Commerce & Trade, February 6, 2004

Title: An act relating to auctioning vessels.

Brief Description: Allowing auctioneers to auction vessels without registering as a vessel dealer.

Sponsors: Senator Mulliken.

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Commerce & Trade: 2/5/04, 2/6/04 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & TRADE

Majority Report: Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Honeyford, Chair; Hewitt, Vice Chair; Franklin, Keiser and Mulliken.

Staff: Jennifer Strus (786-7316)

Background: A vessel dealer must register with the Department of Licensing. A dealer may sell, at wholesale or retail, any water craft used or capable of being used as transportation on the water.

Summary of Bill: An auction company, which is licensed as an auction company under Chapter 18.11 RCW, and also licensed as a motor vehicle dealer under Chapter 46.70 RCW may sell at auction all vessels that a vessel dealer is authorized to sell.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For: The bill will assist the auctioneers in the instances in which they auction boats.

Testimony Against: None.

Testified: Senator Mulliken, prime sponsor (pro).