Updating the arbitration fee collected for the new motor vehicle arbitration account.

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SENATE BILL 5832

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Riccelli, Stanford, and Nobles; by request of Attorney General

Prefiled 12/04/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to updating the arbitration fee collected for the new motor vehicle arbitration account; and amending RCW 19.118.110 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 19.118.110 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 951 are each amended to read as follows:

If the new motor vehicle will be registered in the state of Washington, a (( three )) six -dollar arbitration fee shall be collected by either the new motor vehicle dealer or vehicle lessor from the consumer upon execution of a retail sale or lease agreement. The fee shall be forwarded to the department of licensing at the time of title application for deposit in the new motor vehicle arbitration account hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account shall be used for the purposes of this chapter, subject to appropriation. (( During the 1995-97 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer moneys from the account to the extent that the moneys are not necessary for the purposes of this chapter. ))