The bill aims to enhance Washington's transportation infrastructure and funding mechanisms by introducing new tax rates on fuel, including a six-cent increase per gallon starting July 1, 2025, and a three-cent increase for special fuel in the same year, with annual increases of two percent beginning in 2026. It also revises vehicle registration and licensing laws, implementing a new fee structure based on vehicle weight and establishing a freight project fee for heavier vehicles. Additionally, the bill increases various registration and title application fees, reallocates funds from these fees to specific accounts, and introduces new tax rates for vehicle sales, rentals, and luxury aircraft, all aimed at improving transportation resources and ensuring sustainable funding.

Moreover, the legislation emphasizes environmental sustainability by promoting zero-emission vehicles and establishing programs to support vulnerable populations, such as the Sandy Williams connecting communities program and a statewide school-based bicycle education grant program. It mandates that at least 35% of investments from environmental accounts benefit overburdened communities and introduces provisions for public-private partnerships to enhance transportation project delivery. The bill also includes measures to improve traffic safety through automated traffic safety cameras, establishes a new compensation program for registered tow truck operators, and outlines tax increment financing for transportation projects, ensuring that local governments engage in public improvements while considering broader community impacts.

Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 82.38.030, 46.68.090, 46.17.323, 46.17.324, 46.17.040, 47.60.322, 82.08.020, 82.12.020, 70A.205.405, 70A.205.430, 70A.205.425, 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 46.68.041, 46.63.200, 46.63.110, 47.46.100, 47.56.245, 47.46.110, 47.56.850, 47.56.870, 90.58.356, 77.55.181, 49.26.013, 36.70A.200, 36.70A.280, 47.04.380, 47.04.430, 47.04.390, 47.01.051, 47.01.071, 47.01.075, 47.04.280, 81.52.050, 46.63.220, 47.04.350, 47.04.355, 47.60.826, 88.16.035, 46.16A.305, 82.42.090, 43.19.642, 47.04.035
Substitute Bill: 82.38.030, 46.68.090, 46.17.323, 46.17.324, 46.17.040, 47.60.322, 82.08.020, 82.12.020, 70A.205.405, 70A.205.430, 70A.205.425, 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 46.68.041, 46.63.200, 46.63.110, 47.46.100, 47.56.245, 47.46.110, 47.56.850, 47.56.870, 90.58.356, 77.55.181, 49.26.013, 36.70A.200, 36.70A.280, 47.04.380, 47.04.430, 47.04.390, 47.01.051, 47.01.071, 47.01.075, 47.04.280, 81.52.050, 46.63.220, 47.04.350, 47.04.355, 47.60.826, 88.16.035, 46.16A.305, 82.42.090, 43.19.642, 47.04.035, 39.114.020, 47.56.030, 47.56.031, 70A.15.4030
Engrossed Substitute: 82.38.030, 46.68.090, 46.17.323, 46.17.324, 46.17.040, 47.60.322, 82.08.020, 82.12.020, 70A.205.405, 70A.205.430, 70A.205.425, 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 46.68.041, 46.63.200, 46.63.110, 47.46.100, 47.56.245, 47.46.110, 47.56.850, 47.56.870, 90.58.356, 77.55.181, 49.26.013, 36.70A.200, 36.70A.280, 47.04.380, 47.04.430, 47.04.390, 47.01.051, 47.01.071, 47.01.075, 47.04.280, 81.52.050, 46.63.220, 47.04.350, 47.04.355, 47.60.826, 88.16.035, 46.16A.305, 82.42.090, 43.19.642, 47.04.035, 39.114.020, 47.56.030, 47.56.031, 70A.15.4030, 81.112.130, 39.36.015, 36.57A.140, 47.24.020
Bill as Passed Legislature: 82.38.030, 82.38.075, 46.68.090, 46.17.355, 46.17.365, 46.17.005, 46.68.400, 47.60.322, 46.68.175, 82.08.020, 82.12.020, 47.66.070, 70A.205.405, 70A.205.425, 70A.205.430, 46.63.200, 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 47.60.315, 47.60.826, 43.19.642, 47.46.100, 47.56.850, 47.56.870, 90.58.356, 49.26.013, 36.70A.200, 36.70A.280, 47.04.380, 47.04.390, 28B.30.903, 47.04.350, 47.04.355, 47.04.035, 43.59.156, 46.63.210, 46.63.220, 46.63.260, 88.16.035, 88.16.180, 88.16.070, 47.56.030, 47.56.031, 70A.15.4030, 81.52.050, 46.16A.305, 82.42.090, 47.24.020, 46.55.115, 46.55.120, 39.114.020, 84.55.010, 84.55.030, 84.55.120
Session Law: 82.38.030, 82.38.075, 46.68.090, 46.17.355, 46.17.365, 46.17.005, 46.68.400, 47.60.322, 46.68.175, 82.08.020, 82.12.020, 47.66.070, 70A.205.405, 70A.205.425, 70A.205.430, 46.63.200, 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 47.60.315, 47.60.826, 43.19.642, 47.46.100, 47.56.850, 47.56.870, 90.58.356, 49.26.013, 36.70A.200, 36.70A.280, 47.04.380, 47.04.390, 28B.30.903, 47.04.350, 47.04.355, 47.04.035, 43.59.156, 46.63.210, 46.63.220, 46.63.260, 88.16.035, 88.16.180, 88.16.070, 47.56.030, 47.56.031, 70A.15.4030, 81.52.050, 46.16A.305, 82.42.090, 47.24.020, 46.55.115, 46.55.120, 39.114.020, 84.55.010, 84.55.030, 84.55.120