Notice of House Passage of Substitute House Bill 1298

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SHB 1298, titled AN ACT Relating to device registration, civil penalties, and service agent registration for the weights and measures program, has been passed by the House of Representatives. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

Fiscal Year		Commercial device registration fee	Service agent registration fee	Total
2020		$ 732,840	$ 11,160	$ 744,000
2021		732,840	11,160	$ 744,000
2022		740,160	11,280	$ 751,440
2023		747,574	11,380	$ 758,954
2024		755,044	11,500	$ 766,544
2025		762,589	11,620	$ 774,209
2026		770,211	11,740	$ 781,951
2027		777,911	11,860	$ 789,771
2028		785,709	11,960	$ 797,669
2029		793,565	12,080	$ 805,645
Total:		$ 7,598,443	$ 115,740	$ 7,714,183

Substitute House Bill 1298 changes multiple RCWs administered by the WSDA to increase weights and measures fees and to increase civil penalties.

Section 3 amends RCW 19.94.175 by raising the annual registration fees charged for weighing and measuring devices as follows: (a) weighing devices: small scale: ten to sixteen dollars; intermediate: $40 to $60; large: $75 to $120 dollars; railroad scales: $800 to $1,200 (b) liquid fuel metering devices: motor fuel meters- twenty gallons or less per minute: $10 to $16, motor fuel meters twenty-one to one hundred-fifty gallons per minute: $32 to $50, over one hundred fifty gallons per minute: $50 to $75 (c) liquid petroleum gas meters: one inch diameter or smaller: $25 to $40, over one inch: $50 to $80 dollars (d) fabric meters: $10 to $15 (e) cordage meters: $10 to $15 (f) mass flow meters: $200 to $300 (g) taxi meters: $25 to $40. The assumption is that the number of licenses will increase by one percent annually while expenses will increase at a five percent annual rate.

Section 8 amends RCW 19.94.2582 to give the department the authority to give competency examinations for people seeking to register as service agents. The assumption is that the number of licenses will increase by one percent annually while expenses will increase at a five percent annual rate.

Section 10 amends RCW 19.94.325(3) by raising the maximum penalty for using a weighing or measuring device without a WSDA seal of approval from $500 to $1,000. The cash receipt impact of this change is indeterminate.

Section 15 amends RCW 19.94.490 by raising the maximum penalty for a person who hinders or obstructs a director or a city sealer in the performance of their duties, from $500 to $1,000. The cash receipt impact of this change is indeterminate.

Section 16 amends RCW 19.94.500 by raising the maximum penalty for a person who impersonates a director or city sealer by using a seal of approval without authorization or by using a counterfeit seal of approval, from $1,000 to $5,000. The cash receipt impact of this change is indeterminate.

Section 17 amends RCW 19.94.510 by raising the maximum penalty for a person who engages in “unlawful practices” as enumerated in this statute, from $1,000 to $5,000, per violation.

Section 17 also amends RCW 19.94.510 by raising the maximum penalty for a person who violates RCW 19.94.390 (misrepresentation of price) from $1,000 to $2,000. Section three is amended by raising the maximum penalty for a person who falsifies a weighing or measuring device or commits a forth infraction of the acts listed in section one or two of this section, from $5,000 to $10,000, per violation. The cash receipt impact of this change is indeterminate.

Section 19 amends RCW 19.94.517 by raising the maximum civil penalty for use of a weighing or measuring device found to be incorrect to the economic benefit of the owner of the device and to the economic detriment to the customer, as follows: small device – first violation, $50 to $200, second or subsequent violation within one year of first violation $150 to $500; medium device-first violation, $100 to $400, second or subsequent violation within one year of first violation, $300 to $1,000; large device-first violation, $200 to $500, second or subsequent violation within one year of first violation, $500 to $2,000. The cash receipt impact of this change is indeterminate.

The following legislators voted yea:

Representative Pat Sullivan
Democrat
(360) 786-7858
Pat.Sullivan@leg.wa.gov

Representative Eileen Cody
Democrat
(360) 786-7978
Eileen.Cody@leg.wa.gov

Representative Frank Chopp
Democrat
(360) 786-7920
Frank.Chopp@leg.wa.gov

Representative Richard DeBolt
Republican
(360) 786-7896
Richard.DeBolt@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jeff Morris
Democrat
(360) 786-7970
Jeff.Morris@leg.wa.gov

Representative Bruce Chandler
Republican
(360) 786-7960
Bruce.Chandler@leg.wa.gov

Representative John Lovick
Democrat
(360) 786-7804
John.Lovick@leg.wa.gov

Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos
Democrat
(360) 786-7944
SharonTomiko.Santos@leg.wa.gov

Representative Steve Kirby
Democrat
(360) 786-7996
Steve.Kirby@leg.wa.gov

Representative Ed Orcutt
Republican
(360) 786-7990
Ed.Orcutt@leg.wa.gov

Representative Zack Hudgins
Democrat
(360) 786-7956
Zack.Hudgins@leg.wa.gov

Representative Eric Pettigrew
Democrat
(360) 786-7838
Eric.Pettigrew@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brian Blake
Democrat
(360) 786-7870
Brian.Blake@leg.wa.gov

Representative Timm Ormsby
Democrat
(360) 786-7946
Timm.Ormsby@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mike Sells
Democrat
(360) 786-7840
Mike.Sells@leg.wa.gov

Representative Sherry Appleton
Democrat
(360) 786-7934
Sherry.Appleton@leg.wa.gov

Representative Larry Springer
Democrat
(360) 786-7822
Larry.Springer@leg.wa.gov

Representative Joel Kretz
Republican
(360) 786-7988
Joel.Kretz@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mike Steele
Republican
(360) 786-7832
mike.steele@leg.wa.gov

Representative Debra Entenman
Democrat
(360) 786-7918
ENTENMAN_DE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Roger Goodman
Democrat
(360) 786-7878
Roger.Goodman@leg.wa.gov

Representative Joe Fitzgibbon
Democrat
(360) 786-7952
Joe.Fitzgibbon@leg.wa.gov

Representative Joe Schmick
Republican
(360) 786-7844
Joe.Schmick@leg.wa.gov

Representative Norma Smith
Republican
(360) 786-7884
Norma.Smith@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jacquelin Maycumber
Republican
(360) 786-7908
MAYCUMBE_JA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Matt Shea
Republican
(360) 786-7984
Matt.Shea@leg.wa.gov

Representative Tina Orwall
Democrat
(360) 786-7834
Tina.Orwall@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brad Klippert
Republican
(360) 786-7882
Brad.Klippert@leg.wa.gov

Representative Marcus Riccelli
Democrat
(360) 786-7888
Marcus.Riccelli@leg.wa.gov

Representative Cindy Ryu
Democrat
(360) 786-7880
Cindy.Ryu@leg.wa.gov

Representative Derek Stanford
Democrat
(360) 786-7928
Derek.Stanford@leg.wa.gov

Representative J.T. Wilcox
Republican
(360) 786-7912
JT.Wilcox@leg.wa.gov

Representative Paul Harris
Republican
(360) 786-7976
Paul.Harris@leg.wa.gov

Representative Steve Tharinger
Democrat
(360) 786-7904
Steve.Tharinger@leg.wa.gov

Representative Laurie Jinkins
Democrat
(360) 786-7930
Laurie.Jinkins@leg.wa.gov

Representative Sharon Wylie
Democrat
(360) 786-7924
Sharon.Wylie@leg.wa.gov

Representative Drew Hansen
Democrat
(360) 786-7842
Drew.Hansen@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gerry Pollet
Democrat
(360) 786-7886
Gerry.Pollet@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brandon Vick
Republican
(360) 786-7850
Brandon.Vick@leg.wa.gov

Representative Drew MacEwen
Republican
(360) 786-7902
Drew.MacEwen@leg.wa.gov

Representative Steve Bergquist
Democrat
(360) 786-7862
Steve.Bergquist@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jake Fey
Democrat
(360) 786-7974
Jake.Fey@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gael Tarleton
Democrat
(360) 786-7860
Gael.Tarleton@leg.wa.gov

Representative Monica Jurado Stonier
Democrat
(360) 786-7872
Monica.Stonier@leg.wa.gov

Representative Tana Senn
Democrat
(360) 786-7894
Tana.Senn@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mia Gregerson
Democrat
(360) 786-7868
Mia.Gregerson@leg.wa.gov

Representative June Robinson
Democrat
(360) 786-7864
June.Robinson@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jared Mead
Democrat
(360) 786-7892
MEAD_JA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jesse Young
Republican
(360) 786-7964
Jesse.Young@leg.wa.gov

Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self
Democrat
(360) 786-7972
Lillian.Ortiz-Self@leg.wa.gov

Representative Bob McCaslin
Republican
(360) 786-7820
Bob.McCaslin@leg.wa.gov

Representative Dan Griffey
Republican
(360) 786-7966
Dan.Griffey@leg.wa.gov

Representative Christine Kilduff
Democrat
(360) 786-7958
Christine.Kilduff@leg.wa.gov

Representative Strom Peterson
Democrat
(360) 786-7950
Strom.Peterson@leg.wa.gov

Representative Drew Stokesbary
Republican
(360) 786-7846
Drew.Stokesbary@leg.wa.gov

Representative Luanne Van Werven
Republican
(360) 786-7980
Luanne.VanWerven@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gina Mosbrucker
Republican
(360) 786-7856
Gina.Mosbrucker@leg.wa.gov

Representative Michelle Caldier
Republican
(360) 786-7802
Michelle.Caldier@leg.wa.gov

Representative Tom Dent
Republican
(360) 786-7932
Tom.Dent@leg.wa.gov

Representative Skyler Rude
Republican
(360) 786-7828
RUDE_SK@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mary Dye
Republican
(360) 786-7942
Mary.Dye@leg.wa.gov

Representative Noel Frame
Democrat
(360) 786-7814
Noel.Frame@leg.wa.gov

Representative Andrew Barkis
Republican
(360) 786-7824
Andrew.Barkis@leg.wa.gov

Representative Shelley Kloba
Democrat
(360) 786-7900
Shelley.Kloba@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mike Volz
Republican
(360) 786-7922
Mike.Volz@leg.wa.gov

Representative Bill Jenkin
Republican
(360) 786-7836
Bill.Jenkin@leg.wa.gov

Representative Vicki Kraft
Republican
(360) 786-7994
Vicki.Kraft@leg.wa.gov

Representative Laurie Dolan
Democrat
(360) 786-7940
Laurie.Dolan@leg.wa.gov

Representative Beth Doglio
Democrat
(360) 786-7992
Beth.Doglio@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mike Chapman
Democrat
(360) 786-7916
Mike.Chapman@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mike Pellicciotti
Democrat
(360) 786-7898
Mike.Pellicciotti@leg.wa.gov

Representative Nicole Macri
Democrat
(360) 786-7826
Nicole.Macri@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jim Walsh
Republican
(360) 786-7806
Jim.Walsh@leg.wa.gov

Representative Kristine Reeves
Democrat
(360) 786-7830
Kristine.Reeves@leg.wa.gov

Representative Vandana Slatter
Democrat
(360) 786-7936
Vandana.Slatter@leg.wa.gov

Representative Morgan Irwin
Republican
(360) 786-7866
Morgan.Irwin@leg.wa.gov

Representative Javier Valdez
Democrat
(360) 786-7818
Javier.Valdez@leg.wa.gov

Representative Carolyn Eslick
Republican
(360) 786-7816
ESLICK_CA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Bill Ramos
Democrat
(360) 786-7852
RAMOS_BI@leg.wa.gov

Representative Lisa Callan
Democrat
(360) 786-7876
CALLAN_LI@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jenny Graham
Republican
(360) 786-7962
GRAHAM_JE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Matt Boehnke
Republican
(360) 786-7986
BOEHNKE_MA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Dave Paul
Democrat
(360) 786-7914
PAUL_DA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Keith Goehner
Republican
(360) 786-7954
GOEHNER_KE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Chris Corry
Republican
(360) 786-7810
CORRY_CH@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jeremie Dufault
Republican
(360) 786-7874
DUFAULT_JE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Larry Hoff
Republican
(360) 786-7812
HOFF_LA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Kelly Chambers
Republican
(360) 786-7948
CHAMBERS_KE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Chris Gildon
Republican
(360) 786-7968
GILDON_CH@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mari Leavitt
Democrat
(360) 786-7890
LEAVITT_MA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Melanie Morgan
Democrat
(360) 786-7906
MORGAN_ME@leg.wa.gov

Representative Lauren Davis
Democrat
(360) 786-7910
DAVIS_LA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Robert Sutherland
Republican
(360) 786-7967
SUTHERLA_RO@leg.wa.gov

Representative Debra Lekanoff
Democrat
(360) 786-7800
LEKANOFF_DE@leg.wa.gov

Representative My-Linh Thai
Democrat
(360) 786-7926
THAI_MY@leg.wa.gov

Representative Sharon Shewmake
Democrat
(360) 786-7854
SHEWMAKE_SH@leg.wa.gov

Representative Amy Walen
Democrat
(360) 786-7848
WALEN_AM@leg.wa.gov

Representative Alex Ybarra
Republican
(360) 786-7808
YBARRA_AL@leg.wa.gov



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