This bill reenacts and amends RCW 46.68.420 to govern special license plate fees. It directs the department identified in the statute to collect fees established under RCW 46.17.220, allows the department to deduct up to $12 for initial issue and $2 for renewals for administration and collection, and requires remitting the remaining proceeds to the state treasurer. The treasurer must credit proceeds to the motor vehicle fund until the department determines the state has been reimbursed for implementation costs, after which remaining amounts are credited to specific accounts created in the section. The amended section changes procedures for account management and distributions. Only the director or the director’s designee may authorize expenditures from those accounts, accounts are subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW and do not require a separate appropriation, and funds must be disbursed under contract with “qualified nonprofit organizations.” The bill defines “qualified nonprofit organization” as a Washington not-for-profit with 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3) status that meets requirements in RCW 46.18.100(1). The section lists many named beneficiary programs and sets specific allocation and use rules for certain accounts, including percentage splits and conditions for Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Sounders FC, NHL Seattle, Seattle Storm, and others; some accounts require at least 90% of amounts received by a board be used for fellowships or direct services, and the Seattle Storm account includes a $25,000 per year allocation to the legislative youth advisory council and remaining proceeds to the Washington state leadership board for grants supporting athletic, recreational, and related opportunities for women and girls. The reenacted and amended provisions cite RCW 46.68.420, RCW 46.17.220, chapter 43.88 RCW, RCW 46.04.383, RCW 46.18.100(1), and 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3). The extracted text appears to be a single amended section; it does not identify which state department is meant, includes some strike/edited language that makes final wording unclear in places, and may not show other sections that could be in the full bill.

If enacted, the bill changes how fees from special license plates are handled: the state agency named in the statute will keep fixed administrative amounts ($12 on first issue, $2 on renewals), remit the remainder to the state treasurer, and after the agency recoups its implementation costs the treasurer will channel funds into dedicated accounts that directly fund many named nonprofit programs. Those accounts can be spent without a separate legislative appropriation but only with authorization from the agency director or designee, under contracts with qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and subject to the distribution rules in the bill (for example, specific percentage splits for Seattle teams’ accounts, a $25,000 annual payment from the Seattle Storm plate to the legislative youth advisory council, and requirements that large shares be used as fellowships or direct services to youth). The parties most affected are the specified state plate-issuing department (which gains fee and administrative responsibility and a fixed per-plate income), the state treasurer and motor vehicle fund (which temporarily hold proceeds), and the listed nonprofits and the Washington state leadership board (which will receive altered or newly specified revenue streams but must meet contract and spending conditions). The department’s deduction reduces net dollars available to charities, and the nonprofit recipients will face mandated splits and usage rules; however, the text shows strike-through edits and does not clearly identify the department by name or resolve all allocation language, so which exact recipients and timing apply could be uncertain without the full, final bill formatting.