5801-S.E AMH FEYJ HIRS 105
ESSB 5801 - H AMD TO TR COMM AMD (H-2311.4/25) 1433
By Representative Fey
ADOPTED 04/24/2025
On page 15, after line 27 of the striking amendment, insert the following:
"Sec. 106. RCW 46.17.365 and 2025 c . . . s 105 (section 105 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A person applying for a motor vehicle registration and paying the vehicle license fee required in RCW 46.17.350(1) (a), (d), (e), (h), (j), (n), and (o) shall pay a motor vehicle weight fee in addition to all other fees and taxes required by law.
For vehicle registrations that are due or become due on or after ((January 1, 2026)) January 1, 2029, the motor vehicle weight fee:
(a) Must be based on the motor vehicle scale weight as follows:
WEIGHT | FEE |
4,000 pounds | $ 35.00 |
6,000 pounds | (($ 65.00)) $75.00 |
8,000 pounds | (($ 82.50)) $90.00 |
16,000 pounds and over | (($ 96.00)) $110.00; |
(b) If the resultant motor vehicle scale weight is not listed in the table provided in (a) of this subsection, must be increased to the next highest weight; and
(c) Must be distributed under RCW 46.68.415.
(2) A person applying for a motor home vehicle registration shall, in lieu of the motor vehicle weight fee required in subsection (1) of this section, pay a motor home vehicle weight fee of $75 in addition to all other fees and taxes required by law. The motor home vehicle weight fee must be distributed under RCW 46.68.415.
(3) The department shall:
(a) Rely on motor vehicle empty scale weights provided by vehicle manufacturers, or other sources defined by the department, to determine the weight of each motor vehicle; and
(b) Adopt rules for determining weight for vehicles without manufacturer empty scale weights."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 18, line 22 of the striking amendment, after "Beginning" strike "April 1, 2026" and insert "January 1, 2027"
On page 19, line 3 of the striking amendment, after "Beginning" strike "April 1, 2026" and insert "July 1, 2026"
On page 22, line 6 of the striking amendment, after "Beginning" strike "April 1, 2026" and insert "July 1, 2026"
On page 30, beginning on line 13 of the striking amendment, strike all of sections 304 through 308
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 54, line 9 of the striking amendment, after "(5)" insert "The department may initiate ramp and segment tolling under this section only after the completion of level three traffic and revenue and environmental analyses of applicable tolling scenarios on the SR 520 corridor, as funded in the omnibus transportation appropriations act for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The analyses must consider impacts of the ramp and segment tolling on access and mobility for the residents of the neighborhoods that are most closely served by the connections to the corridor.
(6)"
On page 153, line 6 of the striking amendment, after "Sections" strike "310 through 312" and insert "305 through 307"
On page 153, line 8 of the striking amendment, after "through" strike "109" and insert "105, 107 through 110"
On page 153, beginning on line 17 of the striking amendment, after "211" strike all material through "308" on line 18
On page 153, line 19 of the striking amendment, after "Sections" strike "309" and insert "304"
On page 153, after line 26 of the striking amendment, insert the following:
#x200e"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1413. Section 106 of this act takes effect January 1, 2029.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1414. Section 105 of this act expires January 1, 2029.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1415. Section 106 of this act applies to vehicle registrations that are due or become due on or after January 1, 2029."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 153, line 27 of the striking amendment, after "through" strike "109" and insert "105 and 107 through 110"
| EFFECT: Removes the large event facility transportation assessment. Adds a second increase to the passenger vehicle weight fee for heavier passenger vehicles beginning January 1, 2029. Delays the start of the tax on peer-to-peer car sharing transactions until January 1, 2027. Delays the start of the sales and use tax on recreational vessels until July 1, 2026. Requires the Washington State Department of Transportation to complete traffic and revenue and environmental analyses prior to initiating ramp and segment tolling on the SR 520 corridor. Requires the analyses to consider the impacts of the tolling on access and mobility for the residents of the neighborhoods that are most closely served by connections to the corridor.
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