This bill creates a new special license plate series for "Seattle Reign FC," adds a new definitional section to chapter 46.04 RCW defining that plate, and reenacts and amends existing statutes including RCW 46.17.220, 46.18.200, and 46.68.420. It adds procedural and financial rules for special license plates: the Department of Licensing issues plates under department terms, collects initial and renewal fees (Seattle Reign FC shown as $40 initial / $30 renewal), may deduct up to $12 from initial-issue fees and $2 from renewal fees for administration, and remits the remaining proceeds to the state treasurer. The treasurer credits proceeds to the motor vehicle fund until the department determines implementation costs are reimbursed, after which proceeds are credited to dedicated accounts for each plate type. The act specifies eligibility and program rules for certain specialty plates (examples: professional and volunteer firefighter plates have membership, service-duration, surrender-on-leaving, and criminal-conviction conditions; the department will not issue the Seattle NHL hockey plate until required signature sheets are received). It directs how net proceeds are allocated to named nonprofit organizations and programs, requires that funds in those special plate accounts be disbursed under conditions and contracts between the department and qualified nonprofit organizations (defined as Washington 501(c)(3) entities that meet RCW 46.18.100(1)), and states that only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures. The accounts are subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW and expenditures do not require an appropriation. The bill contains several specific allocation rules (examples in the text include minimum fellowship percentages for Seattle Seahawks funds, historical provisions for Seattle Mariners funds beginning January 1, 2019, a $25,000 per year allocation from Seattle Storm proceeds to the legislative youth advisory council, and caps and percentages for Seattle Sounders FC proceeds). The act takes effect October 1, 2025. The extracted text is incomplete: the full text of the new section added to chapter 46.04 RCW, subsection (2) describing the accounts, and portions of the RCW 46.68.420 allocation table are not included here, so some allocation details and account descriptions remain unclear.

If enacted, motorists could buy a new Seattle Reign FC specialty plate (listed with a $40 initial fee and $30 renewal in the schedule) and many other specialty plates will continue to generate dedicated revenue streams for named nonprofits and programs. The Department of Licensing will collect the fees, keep up to $12 from each initial sale and $2 from each renewal for administration, then the remainder will go first to the motor vehicle fund until implementation costs are repaid and afterward into dedicated accounts that the department dispenses by contract to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Some proceeds are already earmarked with spending rules and minimums (for example, Seahawks and Mariners funds must route through the Washington state leadership board with at least 90% going to fellowships or youth services; the Seattle Storm account must send $25,000 annually to the legislative youth advisory council), the director or their designee must authorize expenditures, and funds do not require a separate appropriation. The people and organizations most affected are vehicle owners who choose specialty plates (they pay the extra fee), the Department of Licensing and the State Treasurer (who handle collection, deductions, accounting and disbursement), and the many named nonprofit beneficiaries and programs that will likely gain new restricted funding if enough plates sell. Volunteer and professional firefighter applicants face stricter eligibility and surrender rules tied to length of service and convictions. Important implementation details are missing here — the full allocations table, the text of the new 46.04 section, and some referenced subsections were not provided — so the exact dollar flows and administrative practices for all plates aren’t fully clear.