Concerning transportation resources.

Electric vehicle registration fees ($150 EV fee, $75 transportation electrification fee, $100 hybrid fee) were entirely removed from the bill. These fees had been a key mechanism for charging EV owners who don't pay fuel tax.

The 10% luxury vehicle sales and use tax on vehicles over $100,000 was replaced with an 8% additional tax (with the $100,000 threshold adjusted annually by 2%). Luxury taxes on motor homes and recreational vessels over $500,000 were dropped entirely; only the 10% luxury aircraft tax on noncommercial aircraft over $500,000 was retained.

The electric bicycle surcharge (10% of selling price on new e-bikes) and the large event transportation assessment ($1 per attendee at venues with 20,000+ attendees) were both removed from the bill.

New weight-based vehicle license fees were added. Commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds face significantly higher registration fees (e.g., a 40,000-pound vehicle goes from $499 to $521.75 in Schedule A), plus a 15% freight project fee on top. Passenger vehicles get new weight-based fees starting January 2026 ($35-$96 depending on weight) with further increases in 2029.

The fuel tax inflation adjustment was restructured: instead of a single annual 2% increase starting July 2026, regular fuel gets a 2% annual increase starting July 2026 and special fuel (diesel) gets separate 3-cent increases in 2025 and 2027 plus its own 2% annual increase starting July 2028. New fuel tax revenue now goes to cities (2.5%), counties (2.5%), and the motor vehicle fund, rather than the 'move ahead WA account.'

The ferry vessel replacement surcharge was increased from 25 cents to 75 cents per fare, with scheduled increases to 85 cents (October 2027) and 95 cents (October 2029). Ferry vessel procurement was changed from 'up to five' 144-car vessels to 'five or more' 160-vehicle vessels.

Driver's license fees were restructured: instead of a flat $80 with annual 2% inflation increases starting 2026, the fee is now $10 per year with a $1-per-year increase every three years starting July 2028. This makes long-term cost growth more predictable and slower.

Revenue from most new taxes and fees in the bill was redirected from the 'move ahead WA flexible account' to the 'multimodal transportation account' (RCW 47.66.070), changing which programs benefit from the revenue.

A new 'shared streets' provision allows local governments to designate nonarterial highways as shared streets where pedestrians and bicyclists have right-of-way over vehicles, with requirements for annual safety reporting. State highways can only be designated if they are primary roads through a central business district and with WSDOT approval.

The public-private partnership (P3) chapter was modified to: exclude rail projects from eligibility, add an exception allowing P3 evaluation for any non-interstate US route project involving replacement of a seismically vulnerable elevated structure at least 1.5 miles long crossing a river (appears targeted at the I-5 Seattle bridge), require best value agreements to be approved by enacted legislation, and explicitly apply prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements to entire P3 projects.

The provision reducing the Transportation Commission from 7 to 5 voting members was removed, as were the transit safety and security grant program and the statewide active transportation connectivity infrastructure grant program.

New zero-emission bus tax exemption: sales tax does not apply to zero-emission buses purchased by transit agencies or federally recognized Indian tribes for public transportation. The exemption is capped at $14 million in total state tax exemptions, funded from the carbon emissions reduction account.

Public transportation benefit areas (PTBAs) that are not in full compliance with RCW 36.57A.050 by October 1, 2025 lose eligibility for state transportation grants. A new annexation method also allows PTBAs to annex adjacent cities operating their own transit systems via interlocal agreement.

Automated traffic safety camera authority was expanded to include: public transportation only lane violations, ferry queue violations, and cameras in bus rapid transit corridors. Cities with populations over 500,000 can now use cameras for stopping-when-traffic-obstructed and restricted lane violations at additional locations including midblock arterials.

A new tow truck impound program requires the Department of Licensing to compensate registered tow operators when indigent vehicle owners cannot pay for private property or law-enforcement-directed impounds (excluding post-arrest impounds). Operators can claim payment from excess unclaimed impound funds.

SR 520 tolling: the restriction limiting tolls to only the floating bridge portion was removed, and a new requirement was added that ramp and segment tolling can only begin after completion of level three traffic, revenue, and environmental analyses funded in the 2025-2027 omnibus transportation appropriations act.

A new 'solicited property transactions' provision gives property owners the right to a buyer-paid appraisal and the right to cancel without penalty within 4 business days of receiving the appraisal (or 10 days if they skip the appraisal) when a buyer actively solicits the purchase through advertising or direct contact. Does not apply to broker-represented transactions or public entities acquiring for transportation purposes.