CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2053

                   Chapter 271, Laws of 1999

                        56th Legislature

                      1999 Regular Session

VEHICLE AND VESSEL LICENSING--CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/25/99

Passed by the House April 19, 1999   Yeas 95   Nays 2              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 7, 1999   Yeas 43   Nays 3

CERTIFICATE We, Dean R. Foster and Timothy A. Martin, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2053  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.            DEAN R. FOSTER                           Chief Clerk           TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk

BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved May 12, 1999 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                              May 12, 1999 - 5:14 p.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2053

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                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

             Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Hatfield, Hankins, Scott, Skinner, Edwards, Cooper, K. Schmidt, Haigh, Mielke, Schindler, G. Chandler, McDonald, Hurst, Fortunato, Fisher, Ogden, Ruderman and Miloscia)

Read first time 03/04/1999.

Allowing credit card payment of vehicle registration fees.     

    AN ACT Relating to vehicle and vessel titling and registration fees; and adding a new section to chapter 46.01 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.01 RCW to read as follows:

    The department may adopt necessary rules and procedures to allow use of credit and debit cards for payment of fees and excise taxes to the department and its agents or subagents related to vehicle and vessel titling and registration.  The department may establish a convenience fee to be paid by the credit or debit card user whenever a credit or debit card is chosen as the payment method.  The fee must be sufficient to offset the charges imposed on the department and its agents and subagents by credit and debit card companies.  In no event may the use of credit or debit cards authorized by this section create a loss of revenue to the state.

    The use of a personal credit card does not rely upon the credit of the state as prohibited by Article VIII, section 5 of the state Constitution.

    Passed the House April 19, 1999.

    Passed the Senate April 7, 1999.

Approved by the Governor May 12, 1999.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 12, 1999.