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WA HB2305

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michael Keaton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new legal definition of "travel van" as a vehicle with an enclosed body that includes the driver area and offers temporary living amenities, distinguished from motor homes by shorter windshield-to-body distance and manufacturer designation as a travel or camper van.

  • Exempts travel vans from the motor vehicle excise tax paid to regional transportation authorities, placing them in the same tax-exempt category as campers and travel trailers.

  • Amends the definition of "motor homes" in RCW 46.04.305 to explicitly exclude travel vans, in addition to the existing exclusion for campers.

  • Amends RCW 82.44.125 to add travel vans to the list of vehicles exempt from motor vehicle excise tax.

Legislative Description

Clarifying that travel vans are not motor homes for purposes associated with vehicle registration.

Last Action

Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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