ESSB 5281 — Changing the vessel length requirement in obtaining nonresident vessel permits.

What this bill does

Increases the allowable maximum length of nonresident vessels that are commercially owned or intended for chartering purposes, for the purposes of obtaining a nonresident vessel permit from the Department of Licensing, from 200 to 300 feet. Requires a fee for a nonresident vessel permit for commercially owned vessels between 201 and 300 feet of $100 per foot of vessel length, beginning May 1, 2026.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 15, 2025
  94 yea · 3 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 19, 2025
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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