HB 2126 — School bus fuel tax exempt.

Summary

Providing an exemption for taxes on fuel used in school buses.

Bill Text

Compared against the Revised Code of Washington as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 82.38.080.

• RCW 82.38.080

  twenty-five fifteen twenty-five and → (f)(i) Sales to privately owned urban passenger transportation systems and carriers as defined in chapters 81.68 and 81.70 RCW. No exemption or refund may be granted for special fuel used by any privately owned urban transportation vehicle, or vehicle operated pursuant to chapters 81.68 and 81.70 RCW, on any trip where any portion of the trip is more than 25 road miles beyond the corporate limits of the county in which the trip originated. (ii) For purposes of this subsection (1)(f), "privately owned urban passenger transportation system" means every privately owned transportation system having as its principal source of revenue the income from transporting persons for compensation by means of motor vehicles or trackless trolleys, each having a seating capacity for over 15 persons over prescribed routes in such a manner that the routes of such motor vehicles or trackless trolleys, either alone or in conjunction with routes of other such motor vehicles or trackless trolleys subject to routing by the same transportation system, do not extend for a distance exceeding 25 road miles beyond the corporate limits of the county in which the original starting points of such motor vehicles or trackless trolleys are located; (g)(i) Sales to publicly owned and operated urban passenger transportation systems. (ii) For the purposes of this subsection (1)(g), "publicly owned and operated urban passenger transportation systems" include public transportation benefit areas under chapter 36.57A RCW, metropolitan municipal corporations under chapter 36.56 RCW, city owned transit systems under chapter 35.58 RCW, county public transportation authorities under chapter 36.57 RCW, unincorporated transportation benefit areas under chapter 36.57 RCW, and regional transit authorities under chapter 81.112 RCW; and (h) Sales of special fuel or motor vehicle fuel to school districts for use in school buses operated in accordance with chapter 28A.160 RCW sonnel of U reign countr and uel used exc ive lic highways th

  amended

Action History

1. January 12, 2026

   First reading, referred to Transportation.

Sponsors

• (Marshall) · Primary

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