Nonresident vessel permits

This bill:

Broadens eligibility for the nonresident vessel permit to include nonresident vessels chartered with a captain or crew, as long as the charter is three or more days in length, not including transit time to the starting point or from the end point of the charter.

Subjects permitted vessels that operate as skippered charter vessels to use tax based on the reasonable bare boat rental value of the vessel while it is in Washington.

Increases the maximum length of vessels eligible for the permit from 164 feet to 200 feet.

Removes the Dec. 31, 2025, date on which the Department of Revenue would no longer be authorized to approve nonresident vessel permits for entities that are not natural persons.

Removes the limit of two nonresident vessel permits per vessel within any 36-month period.

Requires that a vessel owner applying for a permit under RCW 82.32.865 must provide clear, cogent, and convincing evidence that the vessel owner is eligible for the permit, including proof that no Washington resident has an ownership interest in the vessel.

Effective July 25, 2021 ( SHB 1107 , Chapter 150, Laws of 2021).