Legislative

23

March

2026

WSIADA Urges Governor Ferguson to Restore Integrity to Dealer Licensing.

Urging the Restoration of In-Person Inspections to Protect Washington Consumers and Small Business Auto Dealers

WSIADA sent the following letter to Governor Ferguson to highlight these concerns. We are asking the state to restore physical inspections as part of the licensing process to ensure every dealer follows the same high standards. Protecting the integrity of our industry is the only way to maintain a fair marketplace for everyone.

26

February

2026

Under the Hood of Olympia - Introducing a new fraud bill that may affect dealers

Why Independent Dealers Should Pay Attention

If you operate a dealership in Washington, this bill may not mention you by name, but it touches closer to home than you might think.
Senate Bill 6031 and its companion, House Bill 2394, would create a stand-alone crime of insurance fraud in Washington and classify it as a Class B felony. The legislation expands how insurance fraud is defined, modernizes enforcement tools, and extends the statute of limitations for prosecuting complex schemes.

23

February

2026

Under the Hood of Olympia - SB 6346

With 20 days remaining in the 2026 Washington State legislative session and with three major deadlines passing for bills to advance in the last three weeks, the Legislature now begins a several week sprint to complete the state’s supplemental budget. This will be a challenge with a large budget deficit, and Democratic leadership’s efforts to pass an 9.9 percent income tax focused on persons with annual personal or combined income exceeding $1 million. This is the most politically charged issue of the session, with last session’s dramatically large tax increases starting to give a few majority Democrats some pause — and others some energy to reduce some of those 2025 tax increases.

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09

February

2026

Under the Hood of Olympia - Legislative Updates

We are halfway through the State Legislature’s 2026 session. On even numbered years, sessions run 60 days, on odd years, they run 105 days as the legislature crafts the state’s two-year budget. In these even years, they craft a ‘supplemental’ budget to make changes to the overall two-year budget.

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