Seattle NHL hockey Displays the logo of the Seattle NHL hockey team.

Seattle Seahawks Displays the "Seattle Seahawks" logo.

Seattle Sounders FC Displays the "Seattle Sounders FC" logo.

Seattle Storm Displays the "Seattle Storm" logo.

Seattle University Recognizes Seattle University.

Share the road Recognizes an organization that promotes bicycle safety and awareness education.

Ski & ride Washington Recognizes the Washington snowsports industry.

State flower Recognizes the Washington state flower.

Volunteer firefighters Recognizes volunteer firefighters.

Washington apples Displays the Washington apple logo that recognizes the state's apple industry, the growers and shippers who produce and pack the world famous apples, and the tree fruit community.

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5 HB 1911 Washington farmers and ranchers Recognizes farmers and ranchers in Washington state.

Washington lighthouses Recognizes an organization that supports selected Washington state lighthouses and provides environmental education programs.

Washington state aviation Displays a Stearman biplane in the foreground with an image of Mount Rainier in the background.

Washington state honey bees and Displays honey bees and pollinators pollinators.

Washington state parks Recognizes Washington state parks as premier destinations of uncommon quality that preserve significant natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources.

Washington state wrestling Promotes and supports college wrestling in the state of Washington.

Washington tennis Builds awareness and year-round opportunities for tennis in Washington state.

Displays a symbol or artwork recognizing tennis in Washington state.

Washington wine Displays a landscape of Washington's wine regions.

Washington's fish collection Recognizes Washington's fish.

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6 HB 1911 Washington's natiBuilds awareness of Washington's national parks and supports priority park programs and projects in Washington's national parks, such as enhancing visitor experience, promoting volunteerism, engaging communities, and providing educational opportunities related to Washington's national parks.

Washington's wildRecognizes Washington's wildlife.

We love our pets Recognizes an organization that assists local member agencies of the federation of animal welfare and control agencies to promote and perform spay/neuter surgery on Washington state pets to reduce pet overpopulation.

Wild on WashingtoSymbolizes wildlife viewing in Washington state.

(3) Applicants for initial and renewal professional firefighters and paramedics special license plates must show proof of eligibility by providing a certificate of current membership from the Washington state council of firefighters.

(4) Applicants for initial volunteer firefighters special license plates must (a) have been a volunteer firefighter for at least ((ten)) 10 years or be a volunteer firefighter for one or more years and (b) have documentation of service from the district of the appropriate fire service.

If the volunteer firefighter leaves firefighting service before ((ten)) 10 years of service have been completed, the volunteer firefighter shall surrender the license plates to the department on the registration renewal date.

If the volunteer firefighter stays in service for at least ((ten)) 10 years and then leaves, the license plate may be retained by the former volunteer firefighter and as long as the license plate is retained for use the person will continue to pay the future registration renewals.

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7 HB 1911 one set of license plates per vehicle, and a maximum of two sets per applicant, for their personal vehicles.

If the volunteer firefighter is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or a felony, the license plates must be surrendered upon conviction.

(5) The department shall not issue the Seattle NHL hockey special license plate until the department receives signature sheets satisfying the requirements identified in RCW 46.18.110(2)(f).

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RCW 46.68.420 and 2022 c 239 s 3, 2022 c 117 s 3, and 2022 c 96 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) The department shall:

(a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW 46.17.220;

(b) Deduct an amount not to exceed ((twelve dollars)) $12 for initial issue and ((two dollars)) $2 for renewal issue for administration and collection expenses incurred by it;

and (c) Remit the remaining proceeds to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.

(2) The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the motor vehicle fund until the department determines that the state has been reimbursed for the cost of implementing the special license plate.

Upon determination by the department that the state has been reimbursed, the state treasurer shall credit the remaining special license plate fee amounts for each special license plate to the following appropriate account as created in this section in the custody of the state treasurer:

ACCOUNT CONDITIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS 4-H programs Support Washington 4-H programs Fred Hutch Support cancer research at the Fred Hutchinson cancer research center Gonzaga UniversitScholarship funds to needy and association qualified students attending or planning to attend Gonzaga University p.

8 HB 1911 Helping kids speak Provide free diagnostic and therapeutic services to families of children who suffer from a delay in language or speech development Law enforcement memorial Provide support and assistance to survivors and families of law enforcement officers in Washington killed in the line of duty and to organize, finance, fund, construct, utilize, and maintain a memorial on the state capitol grounds to honor those fallen officers Lighthouse environmental Support selected Washington state programs lighthouses that are accessible to the public and staffed by volunteers;

provide environmental education programs;

provide grants for other Washington lighthouses to assist in funding infrastructure preservation and restoration;

encourage and support interpretive programs by lighthouse docents Music matters awareness Promote music education in schools throughout Washington Patches pal, or alternative name Provide funds to the Seattle as designated by the department children's hospital strong against under RCW 46.04.383 cancer program San Juan Islands programs Provide funds to the Madrona institute p.

9 HB 1911 Seattle Mariners Provide funds to the sports mentoring program and to support the Washington world fellows program in the following manner:

(a) Seventy-five percent to the Washington state leadership board solely to administer the sports mentoring program established under RCW 43.388.040, to encourage youth who have economic needs or face adversities to experience spectator sports or get involved in youth sports, and (b) up to ((twenty- five)) 25 percent to the Washington state leadership board solely to administer the Washington world fellows program, an equity focused program p.

10 HB 1911 Seattle NHL hockey Provide funds to the NHL Seattle foundation and to support the boundless Washington program in the following manner:

(a) Fifty percent to the NHL Seattle foundation, or its successor organization, to help marginalized youth succeed in life through increased access to sports and other opportunities;

(b) ((twenty- five)) 25 percent to the Washington state leadership board solely to administer the boundless Washington program to facilitate opportunities for young people with physical and sensory disabilities to enjoy and experience the outdoors;

and) ((twenty-five)) 25 percent to the NHL Seattle foundation, or its successor organization, for providing financial support to allow youth to participate in hockey Seattle Seahawks Provide funds to InvestED and to support the Washington world fellows program in the following manner:

(a) Seventy-five percent, to InvestED, to encourage secondary students who have economic needs to stay in school, return to school, or get involved within their learning community;

and (b) ((twenty-five)) 25 percent to the Washington state leadership board solely to administer the Washington world fellows program, including the provision of fellowships p.

11 HB 1911 Seattle Sounders Provide funds to Washington state mentors and the Washington state leadership board in the following manner:

(a) Seventy percent and the remaining proceeds, if any, to Washington state mentors, to increase the number of mentors in the state by offering mentoring grants throughout Washington state that foster positive youth development and academic success, with up to ((twenty)) 20 percent of these proceeds authorized for program administration costs;

and ((thirty)) 30 percent, not to exceed ((forty-thousand dollars)) $40,000 annually as adjusted for inflation by the office of financial management, to the Washington state leadership board, to develop Washington state educational, veterans, international relations, and civics projects and to recognize the outstanding public service of individuals or groups in the state of Washington p.

12 HB 1911 Seattle Storm Provide funds to the Washington state legislative youth advisory council and the Washington state leadership board in the following manner:

((Twenty-five thousand dollars)) $25,000 per year of the net proceeds to the legislative youth advisory council, or its successor organization;

and the remaining net proceeds on an annual basis, to the Washington state leadership board for the purpose of providing grants to support and enhance athletic, recreational, and other opportunities for women and girls, and especially those with disabilities Seattle University Fund scholarships for students attending or planning to attend Seattle University Share the road Promote bicycle safety and awareness education in communities throughout Washington Ski & ride Washington Promote winter snowsports, such as skiing and snowboarding, and related programs, such as ski and ride safety programs, underprivileged youth ski and ride programs, and active, healthy lifestyle programs State flower Support Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens and provide for grants to other qualified nonprofit organizations' efforts to preserve rhododendrons p.

13 HB 1911 Volunteer firefighters Receive and disseminate funds for purposes on behalf of volunteer firefighters, their families, and others deemed in need Washington apples Provide scholarship funding to the tree fruit industry's official charity, the Washington apple education foundation, which provides financial support, professional employment preparedness training, and mentorship to students with ties to the apple industry pursuing a higher education Washington farmers and ranchers Provide funds to the Washington FFA Foundation for educational programs in Washington state Washington state aviation Provide funds to the department of transportation to support infrastructure improvements at public use airports in Washington state Washington state council of Receive and disseminate funds for firefighters benevolent fund charitable purposes on behalf of members of the Washington state council of firefighters, their families, and others deemed in need Washington state honey bees and Provide funds to the Washington pollinators state beekeepers association to support research and educational activities and materials about honey bees and pollinators within Washington state Washington state wrestling Provide funds to the Washington state wrestling foundation to fund new and existing college wrestling programs p.

14 HB 1911 Washington tennis Provide funds to cities to assist in the construction and maintenance of a public tennis facility with at least four indoor tennis courts.

A city is eligible for construction funds if the city does not already have a public or private facility with at least four indoor tennis courts.

Funds for construction must first be made available to the most populous eligible city, according to the most recent census, for a time period not to exceed five years after January 1, 2017.

After the five-year time period, the funds for construction must be made available to the next most populous eligible city.

Funds for the maintenance of a public tennis facility with at least four indoor tennis courts must first be made available to the first eligible city that utilizes funds for construction provided by chapter 16, Laws of 2016 Washington wine Provide funds to the state of Washington tourism to promote tourism throughout Washington state Washington's national park fund Build awareness of Washington's national parks and support priority park programs and projects in Washington's national parks, such as enhancing visitor experience, promoting volunteerism, engaging communities, and providing educational opportunities related to Washington's national parks p.

15 HB 1911 We love our pets Support and enable the Washington federation of animal welfare and control agencies to promote and perform spay/neuter surgery of Washington state pets in order to reduce pet population (3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the accounts described in subsection (2) of this section.

The accounts are subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds in the special license plate accounts described in subsection (2) of this section must be disbursed subject to the conditions described in subsection (2) of this section and under contract between the department and qualified nonprofit organizations that provide the services described in subsection (2) of this section.

(5) Funds from the Seattle Seahawks account may be provided to the Washington state leadership board solely for the purpose of administering the Washington world fellows program.

Of the amounts received by the Washington state leadership board under this subsection, at least ((ninety)) 90 percent must be provided as fellowships under the program.

(6) Beginning January 1, 2019, funds from the Seattle Mariners account may be provided to the Washington state leadership board solely for the purpose of administering the sports mentoring program.

Of the amounts received by the Washington state leadership board, at least ((ninety)) 90 percent must be applied towards services directly provided to youth participants.

(7) For the purposes of this section, a "qualified nonprofit organization" means a not-for-profit corporation operating in Washington that has received a determination of tax exempt status under 26 U.S.C.

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The qualified nonprofit organization must meet all the requirements under RCW 46.18.100(1).

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A new section is added to chapter 46.04 RCW to read as follows:

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16 HB 1911 "Washington honey bees and pollinators license plates" means special license plates issued under RCW 46.18.200 that display images of honey bees and pollinators.

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This act takes effect November 1, 2025.

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