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Committee advances PSHB 2711 after contentious amendments on trade‑in treatment and tax changes
Summary
Proposed substitute House Bill 2711 — a transportation resources package that changes fuel tax treatment, luxury vehicle and recreational vessel tax bases, and creates the Preserve Washington account — was reported out of committee 27–1 with one excused after adoption of technical fixes and several contested amendments.
The House Transportation Committee on Feb. 25 reported proposed substitute House Bill 2711 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation after adopting technical corrections and debating several contested amendments.
Staff described PSHB 2711 as a comprehensive transportation resources bill that aggregates and distributes inflation‑attributable fuel tax receipts, modifies the tax base for certain luxury taxes so trade‑in value cannot be deducted (in the underlying bill), postpones a tow‑truck reimbursement program to 07/01/2027, discontinues some clean alternative fuel vehicle reporting requirements for the Department of Revenue, and sets a 25‑cent…
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