Notice of Committee Passage of Senate Bill 5611

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SB 5611, titled AN ACT Relating to creating a special license plate to support the maintenance and improvements of Washington state parks, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Transportation. 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:

Sections (1), (2) and (3) adds language to create a new special license plate; Washington State Parks - Sasquatch, set fees at $40 for each initial plate and $30 for renewals and directs funds to be deposited to the State Parks Education and Enhancement account (RCW 79a.05.059) to support the maintenance and improvements of Washington State Parks.  The exact impact to cash receipts in indeterminate, but over $50,000 a biennium.  State Parks does not know how many individuals would be interested in purchasing the "Sasquatch" special license plate.  If individuals currently purchase the State Parks special license plate and decide to purchase the new license plate instead there would be no impact to cash receipts as the fees are identical.

There is no tax or fee impact to DOC associated with this bill.

There is no information available and it is not known how many of these new specialty plates might be purchased.

The following legislators voted do pass:

Senator Mike Padden
Republican
(360) 786-7606
Mike.Padden@leg.wa.gov

Senator Tim Sheldon
Democrat
(360) 786-7668
Timothy.Sheldon@leg.wa.gov

Senator Phil Fortunato
Republican
(360) 786-7660
phil.fortunato@leg.wa.gov

Senator Hans Zeiger
Republican
(360) 786-7648
Hans.Zeiger@leg.wa.gov

Senator Dean Takko
Democrat
(360) 786-7636
Dean.Takko@leg.wa.gov

Senator Steve Hobbs
Democrat
(360) 786-7686
Steve.Hobbs@leg.wa.gov

Senator Curtis King
Republican
(360) 786-7626
Curtis.King@leg.wa.gov

Senator Steve O'Ban
Republican
(360) 786-7654
Steve.OBan@leg.wa.gov

Senator Annette Cleveland
Democrat
(360) 786-7696
Annette.Cleveland@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted to refer the bill without recommendation:

Senator Joe Nguyen
Democrat
(360) 786-7667
NGUYEN_JO@leg.wa.gov

Senator Claire Wilson
Democrat
(360) 786-7658
WILSON_CL@leg.wa.gov

Senator Emily Randall
Democrat
(360) 786-7650
RANDALL_EM@leg.wa.gov

Senator Liz Lovelett
Democrat
(360) 786-7678
Liz.Lovelett@leg.wa.gov


Not voting:

Senator Maureen Walsh
Republican
(360) 786-7630
Maureen.Walsh@leg.wa.gov

Senator John McCoy
Democrat
(360) 786-7674
John.McCoy@leg.wa.gov

Senator Lisa Wellman
Democrat
(360) 786-7641
Lisa.Wellman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Rebecca Saldaña
Democrat
(360) 786-7688
Rebecca.Saldana@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mona Das
Democrat
(360) 786-7692
DAS_MO@leg.wa.gov



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