WashingtonHB 24102025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Establishing a commercial truck safety and education council.

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Pay for eligible truck council members

Beginning June 11, 2026, truck safety council members who are not public employees receive pay under state rules. They also receive reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while carrying out council duties. The law does not state payment amounts.

New council and funding for truck safety

Beginning June 11, 2026, Washington creates a commercial truck safety council within the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Members represent state agencies, trucking groups, education and workforce boards, labor, and the public. The council recommends and coordinates driver training, rule compliance, public education, and crash-reduction efforts while avoiding duplicate work. It can recommend contracts, public-private partnerships, grants and loans, and seek gifts and outside grants. It must adopt a charter covering officers, elections, and terms, and meet at least quarterly, first by the third Monday in January 2027. Annual reports go to legislative transportation committees, with the first due December 31, 2027. After collection costs, safety fee receipts are split 50/50 between the state patrol highway account and a new truck safety account. The new account pays only for council-recommended safety work and related administration, including reimbursing the commission's council support costs. The commission director or designee must approve spending; state spending-allocation rules apply, but no separate legislative appropriation is required.

Higher safety fees for commercial vehicles

Beginning June 11, 2026, the commercial vehicle safety fee rises from $16 to $32—an extra $16 per covered vehicle. It covers base-plated vehicles subject to Washington State Patrol highway inspections and compliance reviews. It also covers qualifying vehicles based in a foreign jurisdiction and registered under the International Registration Plan. Trailers are exempt. The fee is not refunded when a vehicle stops being subject to the inspection and review rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Jake Fey
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

Andrew Barkis
Republican • House
Brandy Donaghy
Democratic • House
Janice Zahn
Democratic • House
Julia Reed
Democratic • House
Zach Hall
Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 2

Senate vote • 3/6/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 47 • No: 1 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/17/2026