(The Center Square) – Washington state drivers could soon see a 6 cents per gallon jump at the pump as part of a revamped transportation funding bill that got a do-pass recommendation out of executive session in the House Transportation Committee on Wednesday.
A striking amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5801 includes a litany of tax and fee hikes. This maneuver removes all bill text except the title and inserts a new bill, often with a different subject matter. A striking amendment can only be proposed during an executive session, not in public hearings.
If the bill ends up passing the Legislature as is, the gas tax would jump to 55.4 cents per gallon from its current 49.4 cents…