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                         SENATE BILL 6865

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State of Washington      56th Legislature 2000 1st Special Session

By Senators Loveland, Snyder, Eide, Franklin, McCaslin, Horn, Bauer, T. Sheldon, McAuliffe, Hargrove, Zarelli, Shin, Hale, Swecker, Long, Winsley, Haugen, Gardner, Deccio, Rossi, Patterson, Costa, Rasmussen, Roach, Goings, Benton, Johnson, Honeyford, Stevens, Oke and West

Read first time 03/17/2000.

Replacing vehicle excise taxes with a fixed license fee.

    AN ACT Relating to replacing motor vehicle, travel trailer, and camper excise taxes with a thirty dollar fee; adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 46.16.060, 46.16.061, 46.16.650, 82.44.020, 82.44.030, 82.50.400, 82.50.405, and 82.50.410; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.16 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) License tab fees shall be thirty dollars per year for motor vehicles, regardless of year, value, make, or model, beginning January 1, 2000.

    (2) For the purposes of this section, "license tab fees" are defined as the general fees paid annually for licensing motor vehicles, including cars, sport utility vehicles, motorcycles, and motor homes.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 46.16.060 (License fee, general‑-Distribution of proceeds‑-House-moving dollies) and 1992 c 216 s 4, 1987 1st ex.s. c 9 s 3, 1985 c 380 s 13, 1981 c 342 s 8, 1975 1st ex.s. c 118 s 3, 1969 ex.s. c 170 s 3, 1969 c 99 s 5, 1965 c 25 s 1, 1961 ex.s. c 7 s 9, & 1961 c 12 s 46.16.060;

(2) RCW 46.16.061 (Additional fees to help defray costs of studies) and 1985 c 380 s 14, 1984 c 7 s 49, & 1963 ex.s. c 3 s 40;

(3) RCW 46.16.650 (License plates‑-Additional fee) and 1997 c 291 s 12 & 1987 c 178 s 1;

(4) RCW 82.44.020 (Basic and clean air excise tax imposed--Exceptions--Liability of residents for out-of-state licensing) and 1998 c 321 s 3, 1993 sp.s. c 23 s 61, 1993 c 123 s 2, 1991 c 199 s 220, 1990 c 42 s 302, & 1988 c 191 s 1;

(5) RCW 82.44.030 (Tax on motor vehicle dealers) and 1971 ex.s. c 299 s 51 & 1961 c 15 s 82.44.030;

(6) RCW 82.50.400 (Tax imposed--Collection--Transfer of ownership‑-Out-of-state registration to avoid tax, liability--Penalties) and 1999 c 277 s 9, 1993 c 238 s 7, 1992 c 154 s 5, 1990 c 42 s 320, 1979 c 123 s 1, 1975 1st ex.s. c 118 s 15, & 1971 ex.s. c 299 s 55;

(7) RCW 82.50.405 (Additional annual clean air excise tax) and 1991 c 199 s 226; and

(8) RCW 82.50.410 (Rate--Minimum payable--Dealer tax) and 1998 c 321 s 23, 1991 c 199 s 225, 1990 c 42 s 321, 1979 c 123 s 2, 1975 1st ex.s. c 118 s 16, 1972 ex.s. c 144 s 2, & 1971 ex.s. c 299 s 56.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  This act applies retroactively to January 1, 2000.

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