S-2516.4
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5444
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Cortes, Chapman, Lovick, Nobles, Riccelli, and C. Wilson)
READ FIRST TIME 04/08/25.
AN ACT Relating to special license plates and personalized license plates; amending RCW 46.18.060 , 44.04.300 , 43.60A.140 , and 46.17.210 ; reenacting and amending RCW 46.17.220 , 46.18.200 , 46.68.420 , and 46.68.425 ; adding new sections to chapter 46.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.18 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 46.18.060 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 s 40 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department must review and either approve or reject special license plate applications submitted by sponsoring organizations. Except for special license plates created under this act, the department may not issue any new special license plates until January 1, 2029, and therefore no applications for any new special license plates may be accepted until January 1, 2029. The department must prominently display this special license plate moratorium on its website.