Notice of Introduction for House Bill 1489: Update: 10 Year Analysis Complete

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UPDATE: The 10 year analysis for HB 1489, titled AN ACT Relating to creating Mount St. Helens special license plates, has been completed. 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:

Department of Licensing:

This bill creates a special license plate and establishes fees of $40 for an original, $30 for a renewed plate and establishes the distribution of those fees. 

If this bill becomes law, it will allow vehicle owners the option to choose a new type of specialty license plate for their vehicle in lieu of the standard issue plate. There is no information available, and it is not known how many of these new specialty plates might be purchased. The total revenue impact is indeterminate.

However, based on historical purchase data of all special plates, the following revenue estimates below could occur:

Original Plates:

FY 25 – 1,198

FY 26 - 670

FY 27 – 651

FY 28 - 481

FY 29 – 326

Renewal Plates:

FY 26 – 1,032

FY 27 - 1,461

FY 28 - 1,797

FY 29 - 1,973

Ten-year projection prepared in consultation with the following agencies:

Department of Licensing


Bill sponsors and contact information:




Legislative Bill Information Website: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/

Initiative 960 Website: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/tax/default.asp