SB5308

SB5308 – Removes the additional $75 transportation electrification fee on hybrids and plug-in vehicles that travel less than 30 miles on the battery.
Prime Sponsor – Senator Short (R; 7th District; Northeast WA)
Current status – Had a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation February 3rd.
Next step would be – Action by the committee.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Summary –
Currently, plug-in vehicles that go more than 30 miles on the battery pay a $150 in fees to make up for miles they’re driving without paying gas taxes, and a $75 transportation electrification fee to support developing charging infrastructure, developing greener transit, and supporting clean alternative fuel infrastructure. Hybrids and plug-in vehicles that go less than 30 miles on a full charge only pay the $75 fee, and the bill would eliminate that charge.

(Incidentally, after 2025, the revenue from this fee is to be shifted into the regular motor vehicle account, where the gas taxes go…)