SB5909 – Reimbursing tow truck operators for the towing, transport, and storage of electric vehicles; providing grants to protect facilities from risks associated with storing them.
Prime Sponsor – Senator Jeff Wilson (R; 19th District; Longview) (Co-Sponsor Lovick, D)
Current status – Scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM on Tuesday January 23rd.
Next step would be – Action by the committee.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Summary –
The bill would authorize the Department of Licensing to develop a program reimbursing tow truck operators for towing, transporting, and storing electric vehicles. Reimbursements would be limited to a maximum of $10,000 per vehicle; funding for them would come from the additional $75 transportation electrification fee that’s currently charged for the registration of plugin vehicles each year.

It would require the Department of Commerce to create a program awarding grants to registered operators for retrofitting storage facilities to provide for additional protections to accommodate electric vehicles.