HOUSE BILL REPORT
SSB 5591
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As Reported by House Committee On:
Transportation
Title: An act relating to exempting previously registered vehicles from the stolen vehicle check fee.
Brief Description: Exempting previously registered vehicles from the stolen vehicle check fee.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Schoesler).
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Transportation: 3/14/19, 3/27/19 [DP].
Brief Summary of Substitute Bill |
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION |
Majority Report: Do pass. Signed by 30 members: Representatives Fey, Chair; Slatter, 2nd Vice Chair; Valdez, 2nd Vice Chair; Wylie, 1st Vice Chair; Barkis, Ranking Minority Member; Walsh, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Young, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Boehnke, Chambers, Chapman, Dent, Doglio, Dufault, Entenman, Eslick, Goehner, Gregerson, Irwin, Kloba, Lovick, McCaslin, Mead, Orcutt, Ortiz-Self, Paul, Pellicciotti, Riccelli, Shea, Shewmake and Van Werven.
Minority Report: Do not pass. Signed by 1 member: Representative Ramos.
Staff: Patricia Hasan (786-7292).
Background:
Vehicles previously registered in another state or country are subject to a stolen vehicle check when being registered in Washington. In addition to other vehicle registration fees and taxes, out-of-state applicants for a Washington vehicle registration are required to pay a $15 processing fee for the stolen vehicle check.
The Department of Licensing (DOL) is required to conduct a stolen vehicle check through the National Crime Information Center when a registered vehicle owner is applying for a certificate of title or a registration for a vehicle that had been previously registered in another state or country. If the stolen vehicle check indicates that the vehicle is stolen, the DOL must immediately provide a report that the vehicle is stolen to the Washington State Patrol, and the applicant may not be issued a certificate of title or registration for the vehicle. If the stolen vehicle check indicates that the vehicle is not stolen, the applicant must be issued a certificate of title or a vehicle registration if the DOL is satisfied that all other requirements have been met.
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Summary of Bill:
An applicant is exempt from the $15 stolen vehicle check fee if the applicant had previously registered the vehicle in Washington and maintained ownership of the vehicle while it was registered in another state or country.
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Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect on October 1, 2019.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony:
(In support) None.
(Opposed) None.
Persons Testifying: None.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.