FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 2989

                                  C 109 L 90

BYRepresentatives Peery and R. Fisher 

Delaying required registration for freight brokers and forwarders.

House Committe on Transportation

Senate Committee on Transportation

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

In 1989, legislation was enacted that required interstate brokers and forwarders conducting business in Washington state to register with the Utilities & Transportation Commission (UTC), pay a one-time $25 registration fee, and post a $10,000 surety bond.  Brokers registered with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) may present a copy of their ICC-required surety bond as proof of security.

At the UTC hearing to adopt Washington Administrative Code rules, several interstate brokers voiced their concerns with the registration and bonding provisions.  These brokers argued that the proposed rules were a burden to interstate commerce, and that the bonding and registration requirements applied to all brokers and forwarders, not just those domiciled in the state.  The brokers requested that the UTC delay implementation of the rules until after the 1990 legislative session.  This delay would give the brokers and the trucking industry time to reach a compromise that could be presented for legislative action.

SUMMARY:

The implementation of the Utilities & Transportation Commission's bonding and registration requirements for interstate brokers and forwarders is delayed until July 1, 1991.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 98   0

      Senate    44     0 (Senate amended)

      House 94   0 (House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:March 19, 1990