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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 5801

SB 5801: Transportation resources

Concerning transportation resources.

Summary

  • Increases the fuel tax rate for motor vehicle fuel and special fuel by 6 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2025, an additional 3 cents per gallon for special fuel beginning July 1, 2025, and 3 cents per gallon for special fuel beginning July 1, 2027, and inflates the fuel tax rate by 2 percent per year.
  • Increases a variety of transportation taxes and fees, including raising vehicle weight fees and raising the rental car tax.
  • Increases the additional state retail sales and use tax rate applied to motor vehicles, imposes a retail sales and use tax on recreational vessels, and imposes a luxury retail sales and use tax certain motor vehicles and certain non-commercial aircraft.
  • Makes a variety of other resource-related changes and modifies a variety of transportation policies, including in the areas of tolling, project streamlining, grant programs, green transportation policy, traffic safety, active transportation, public transportation benefit areas, marine pilotage, and public-private partnerships.

From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESSB 5801), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 417, Laws of 2025
  1. IntroducedMar 25, 2025
  2. Out of committeeMar 29, 2025
  3. Passed SenateMar 29, 2025
  4. Passed HouseApr 24, 2025
  5. GovernorMay 20, 2025
  6. LawMay 23, 2025
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
March 25, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
May 23, 2025
Session law
Chapter 417, Laws of 2025
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5801, SSB 5801, ESSB 5801

AN ACT Relating to transportation resources;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Curtis King R-14Mike Chapman D-24

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 29, 2025
Version voted on: ESSB 5801
31 Yea 18 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27300
Republican41500
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 24, 2025
Version voted on: ESSB 5801
51 Yea 47 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51800
Republican03900
How each member voted

Yea (51)

Nay (47)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 25, 2025
Version voted on: ESSB 5801
31 Yea 17 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26300
Republican51400
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025*. (ESSB 5801)
  2. Chapter 417, 2025 Laws. (ESSB 5801)
  3. Governor signed. (ESSB 5801)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (ESSB 5801)
  5. Speaker signed. (ESSB 5801)
  6. President signed. (ESSB 5801)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0. (ESSB 5801)
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments. (ESSB 5801)
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (ESSB 5801)
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 47; absent, 0; excused, 0. (ESSB 5801)
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 5801)
  12. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended. (ESSB 5801)
  13. TR - Executive action taken by committee. (ESSB 5801)
  14. Minority; without recommendation. (ESSB 5801)
  15. Minority; do not pass. (ESSB 5801)
  16. TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (ESSB 5801)
  17. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (ESSB 5801)
  18. First reading, referred to Transportation. (ESSB 5801)
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESSB 5801)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESSB 5801)
  21. Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. (ESSB 5801)
  22. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 5801)
  23. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESSB 5801)
  24. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESSB 5801)
  25. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  26. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  27. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  28. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESSB 5801)
  29. Minority; do not pass. (ESSB 5801)
  30. Minority; without recommendation. (ESSB 5801)
  31. Minority; without recommendation.
  32. Minority; do not pass.
  33. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  34. First reading, referred to Transportation.

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