Notice of Senate 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 Senate. 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:

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 Mark Schoesler
Republican
(360) 786-7620
Mark.Schoesler@leg.wa.gov

Senator Steve Conway
Democrat
(360) 786-7656
Steve.Conway@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Jim Honeyford
Republican
(360) 786-7684
Jim.Honeyford@leg.wa.gov

Senator Karen Keiser
Democrat
(360) 786-7664
Karen.Keiser@leg.wa.gov

Senator Brad Hawkins
Republican
(360) 786-7622
Brad.Hawkins@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 Sam Hunt
Democrat
(360) 786-7642
Sam.Hunt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeannie Darneille
Democrat
(360) 786-7652
DARNEILL_JE@leg.wa.gov

Senator Barbara Bailey
Republican
(360) 786-7618
Barbara.Bailey@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bob Hasegawa
Democrat
(360) 786-7616
Bob.Hasegawa@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Shelly Short
Republican
(360) 786-7612
Shelly.Short@leg.wa.gov

Senator Christine Rolfes
Democrat
(360) 786-7644
Christine.Rolfes@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jamie Pedersen
Democrat
(360) 786-7628
Jamie.Pedersen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Kevin Van De Wege
Democrat
(360) 786-7646
Kevin.VanDeWege@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Judy Warnick
Republican
(360) 786-7624
Judith.Warnick@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Marko Liias
Democrat
(360) 786-7640
Marko.Liias@leg.wa.gov

Senator Randi Becker
Republican
(360) 786-7602
Randi.Becker@leg.wa.gov

Senator Reuven Carlyle
Democrat
(360) 786-7670
Reuven.Carlyle@leg.wa.gov

Senator Andy Billig
Democrat
(360) 786-7604
Andy.Billig@leg.wa.gov

Senator Ann Rivers
Republican
(360) 786-7634
Ann.Rivers@leg.wa.gov

Senator David Frockt
Democrat
(360) 786-7690
David.Frockt@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Jeff Holy
Republican
(360) 786-7610
Jeff.Holy@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mark Mullet
Democrat
(360) 786-7608
Mark.Mullet@leg.wa.gov

Senator John Braun
Republican
(360) 786-7638
John.Braun@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Sharon Brown
Republican
(360) 786-7614
Sharon.Brown@leg.wa.gov

Senator Patty Kuderer
Democrat
(360) 786-7694
Patty.Kuderer@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Guy Palumbo
Democrat
(360) 786-7600
Guy.Palumbo@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Manka Dhingra
Democrat
(360) 786-7672
Manka.Dhingra@leg.wa.gov

Senator Keith Wagoner
Republican
(360) 786-7676
Keith.Wagoner@leg.wa.gov

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

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

Senator Jesse Salomon
Democrat
(360) 786-7662
SALOMON_JE@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


The following legislators were excused:

Senator Doug Ericksen
Republican
(360) 786-7682
Doug.Ericksen@leg.wa.gov

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

Senator Lynda Wilson
Republican
(360) 786-7632
Lynda.Wilson@leg.wa.gov



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