SB 6107 — Reducing the electric motorcycle registration renewal fee.

S-4741.1SUBSTITUTES-3373.1SENATE SENATE BILL 6107State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes and Mullet)READMulletPrefiled FIRST01/05/18.AN TIME 02/06/18.AN ACT Relating to reducing the electric motorcycle registration renewal fee;

and(ii) Any remaining amounts must be deposited into the motor vehicle fund created in RCW 46.68.070.(5) BetweenBefore the effective date of this section and March 31, 2019, before accepting an application for an annual vehicle registration renewal for an electric motorcycle that uses propulsion units powered solely by electricity, the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director must require the applicant to pay a onethirty hundred fifty dollar fee in addition to any other fees and taxes required by law.

The onethirty hundred fifty dollar fee is due only at the time of annual registration renewal.renewal.(b) This section applies to annual vehicle registration renewals until the effective date of enacted legislation that imposes a vehicle miles traveled fee or tax.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act expires on the effective date of legislation enacted by the legislature that imposes a vehicle miles traveled fee or tax.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  The department of licensing must provide written notice of the expiration date of section 1 of this act to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the department.--- END ---

However, between the effective date of this section and March 31, 2019, an applicant is exempt from one hundred twenty dollars of the fee, and in order to accommodate the department's transition to an updated business modernization system, the department must on a monthly basis remit the exempted amounts to qualifying persons who submitted applications during the previous month.(6) Beginning April 1, 2019, before accepting an application for an annual vehicle registration renewal for an electric motorcycle that uses propulsion units powered solely by electricity, the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director must require the applicant to pay a thirty dollar fee in addition to any other fees and taxes required by law.

The thirty dollar fee is due only at the time of annual registration renewal.(7) The fees collected pursuant to subsections (5) and (6) of this section shall be deposited into the motor vehicle fund created in RCW 46.68.070.(8) This section applies to annual vehicle registration renewals until the effective date of enacted legislation that imposes a vehicle miles traveled fee or tax.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act expires on the effective date of legislation enacted by the legislature that imposes a vehicle miles traveled fee or tax.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  The department of licensing must provide written notice of the expiration date of section 1 of this act to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the department.--- END ---