WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 6865: Vehicle license tab fees

Replacing vehicle excise taxes with a fixed license fee.

Summary

  • Current license tab fees are replaced with an annual license tab fee of $30 for motor vehicles, regardless of year, value, make, or model, beginning January 1, 2000, and the taxes on motor vehicles, travel trailers, and campers are repealed.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6865), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2000, 1st Special Session
  1. IntroducedMar 17, 2000
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 17, 2000
  4. Passed HouseMar 22, 2000
  5. Governor
  6. LawMar 31, 2000
Prime sponsor
Valoria Loveland (D-16)
Introduced
March 17, 2000 in the Senate
Last action
March 31, 2000
Session law
Chapter 1, Laws of 2000, 1st Special Session

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Valoria Loveland (D-16)

30 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 16 Republicans)

Sid Snyder D-19Tracey Eide D-30Rosa Franklin D-29Bob McCaslin R-4Jim Horn R-41Albert Bauer D-49Senator D-35Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Jim Hargrove D-24Joseph Zarelli R-18Paull Shin D-21Patricia Hale R-8Dan Swecker R-20Jeanine Long R-44Shirley Winsley R-28Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Georgia Gardner D-42Alex Deccio R-14Dino Rossi R-5Julia Patterson D-33Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Pam Roach R-31Calvin Goings D-25Don Benton R-17Stephen Johnson R-47Senator R-15Val Stevens R-39Bob Oke R-26James West R-6

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 17, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6865
39 Yea 9 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat18900
Republican21001
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

March 22, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6865
85 Yea 13 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat361300
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (85)

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House · Final Passage

March 22, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6865
84 Yea 14 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat351400
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (84)

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History

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SB 6865 in other sessions

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