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.

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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There are few industries that reflect the American dream quite like the car business.
It is built on grit and long hours, on shaking hands and keeping your word, on earning trust one
customer at a time. It is built by people willing to take risk, work harder than expected, and
stand behind what they sell. When done right, it becomes more than a business. It becomes a
legacy.

J.T. Curry built that kind of legacy.

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Used cars

Used-vehicle sales nationwide will also see small gains, Cox predicted, with total sales perhaps topping 36 million and retail used vehicle sales at 19.2 million, up 1% over 2023 levels.

Tim Duffy, owner of Duffy’s Auto Brokerage with locations in Auburn and Covington, said earlier this month the customer traffic in his lots has been above average for the winter.

“Historically, November and December can be a little slow and then things pick up for us in January and February, but we had a very good November and December,” Duffy said.

Important Changes to E-Permitting, Effective June 29, 2023

House Bill 1790, passed during the 2022 legislative session, directed the Department of Licensing (DOL) and vehicle dealers to issue temporary license plates in place of existing temporary permits.

This goes live June 29, 2023. Please review the information and dates below as they may impact your interactions with DOL and its systems.

During the 2021 legislative session, the Washington State legislature passed

It is with heavy hearts to announce that our executive director