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2011 House Bill 1046: Regulating vehicle and vessel quick titles and service fees
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2011
To regulate quick title applications and service fees for vehicles and vessels. The bill sets forth the form and content of information required in an application, such as name of the owner and description of the vehicle or vessel, and imposes a fee of twenty-five dollars to be distributed to the motor vehicle fund. (Companion: SB 5038). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Transportation Committee on January 10, 2011
Substitute offered in the House on January 31, 2011
Increases the quick title fee from $25 to $75, and applies to transactions occuring after January 1, 2012, instead of September 1, 2012. The substitute bill also allows for subagents to complete quick title transactions.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on January 31, 2011
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 4, 2011
To establilsh the definition of a quick title as a certificate of ownership printed at the time of application. Sets a fee for a vehicle and vessel quick title of $75. Allows subagents after January 1, 2013, to provide quick title services for an additional fee of $25 in a county in which the county auditor or agent also offers the service and the subagent is selected by the county auditor or agent.
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2011
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on March 8, 2011
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 24, 2011
To define a quick title as a certificate of ownership printed at the time of application. County auditors or DOL agents are authorized to process quick titles. A $25 fee is charged to
process a quick title. When the transaction is performed by the county auditor, subagent, or DOL's agent, $12.50 of the fee is deposited into the Motor Vehicle Fund for a vehicle, or the General Fund for a vessel, and the balance is retained by the county treasurer or DOL's agent.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 24, 2011
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 25, 2011
Received in the House on April 13, 2011
Failed by voice vote in the House on April 13, 2011
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
Received in the Senate on April 20, 2011
Senate receded from amendments, but added a new stiking amendment. The amendment sets the fee for a quick title at $50 and clarifies that if a county auditor, other agent, or subagent receives the fee, half must go into the Motor Vehicle Account and the other half is retained by the county auditor or other agent. If DOL receives the fee, the entire amount must be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Account. The requirement that an implementation report be submitted to the Legislature is removed.
Received in the House on April 21, 2011
Passed by voice vote in the House on April 21, 2011
House concurred with the Senate amendments.
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 12, 2011