Bill > HB2711

This bill modifies various transportation-related taxes and fees, including increasing the fuel tax by a cumulative amount each year, with specific increases for regular fuel and special fuel, and introduces an annual two percent increase to these rates, rounded to the nearest thousandth of a dollar, starting in 2026 for regular fuel and 2028 for special fuel. It also imposes an additional tax on retail car rentals and peer-to-peer car sharing transactions, with revenues directed to the multimodal transportation account, and introduces a luxury motor vehicle tax on sales and leases of vehicles exceeding $100,000, also funding the multimodal transportation account. The bill establishes a penalty and interest waiver program for certain additional motor vehicle taxes through June 30, 2026, and repeals existing luxury aircraft taxes. Additionally, it creates a new "Preserve Washington Account" within the motor vehicle fund for highway preservation and maintenance, modifies the bus and bus facilities grant program to include safety and security enhancements and prohibit funds for armed security, and establishes a reduced-fee identicard program for older drivers. Finally, it adjusts the timeframe for issuing civil penalties for unpaid tolls detected by photo toll systems to 80 days from the date of use and allows for waivers or reductions of penalties under specific mitigating circumstances, including incorrect email or physical addresses that have since been corrected.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2711&Year=2025&Initiative=false