This bill reenacts and amends existing vehicle title and registration statutes (RCW 46.17.220, 46.18.200, and 46.68.420), adds a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW, and creates a new special license plate series called "Washington state honey bees and pollinators" (defined as plates that display images of honey bees and pollinators). The new plate has an initial fee of $40.00 and a renewal fee of $30.00. The act sets administrative fee deductions (not to exceed $12 for initial issues and $2 for renewals), requires the department to collect fees and remit remaining proceeds to the state treasurer, and directs that proceeds be credited to the motor vehicle fund until implementation costs are reimbursed and thereafter to the accounts established under RCW 46.68.420. The bill modifies procedures for issuing and approving special plate series and for distributing and using proceeds. It requires that only the director (or the director's designee) may authorize expenditures from the specified special plate accounts subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW and states that an appropriation is not required for those expenditures. It requires that funds in those special plate accounts be disbursed under contract with qualified nonprofit organizations (defined as 501(c)(3) nonprofits meeting RCW 46.18.100(1) requirements) and includes detailed allocation and use rules for numerous named plate accounts, including specific percentage or minimum uses for programs such as the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners accounts. This is a statutory and procedural change (new special plate, definitions, fee schedules, funding allocation, and administrative procedures), not a criminal or penalty change. Important text is missing from the extracted materials: the full list and details of accounts and allocations in subsection (2), the complete RCW 46.68.420 account table (cut off in the provided text), the full new section added to chapter 46.04 RCW, and the identity of the specific department director referenced. The act's effective date is November 1, 2025.

If enacted, people who buy the new "Washington state honey bees and pollinators" special license plate will pay $40 up front and $30 to renew, with the Department of Licensing keeping up to $12 of the first fee and $2 of renewals for administration and remitting the rest to the state; implementation costs will be repaid from receipts before distributions begin. The law also codifies how many other special plate revenues are handled: the state treasurer holds funds in the motor vehicle fund until implementation costs are paid, then credits them to the specific accounts created in law, and the department director (or designee) can authorize spending without a separate appropriation, with disbursements going to qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits under contract and subject to allotment rules. Those most affected are vehicle owners who choose specialty plates (they pay the extra fees), the Department of Licensing (new issuance, verification, and collection duties and limited administrative reimbursement), the state treasurer (managing crediting of funds), and a long list of nonprofit programs and organizations named to receive proceeds (including beekeepers and other conservation, education, and youth programs) which will likely get new, restricted funding streams. The act takes effect November 1, 2025. Important details are missing from the provided text—such as the full list and exact distribution language for some accounts, the identity of "the director," and the full new section to chapter 46.04—so the precise dollar flows to some recipients and final administrative rules are unclear.