The Senate and House transportation committees heard public testimony Tuesday on Tim Eyman’s “Bring Back Our $30 Car Tabs” initiative. The Legislature has the option to propose an alternative to the initiative which would appear alongside the initiative on the 2019 ballot.

Eyman was the only person to testify in support of Initiative 976, in both the House and Senate.

“I think that the fact that the voters have voted for it over and over again and their elected officials both at the state level and the local level aren’t willing to accept that decision, I think gets people kind of ornery,” Eyman said.

I-976 would repeal, reduce, or remove the ability to impose a variety of vehicle taxes and fees except for those that are voter-approved. It would also require the use of Kelley Blue Book values as a basis for vehicle taxes.

“It wasn’t the money, it was the fact that, ‘gosh darnit, these dirty dogs, they’re not listening to me, and let’s kick them in the shins one more time,’ ” said Eyman. “I mean that seemed to be the sentiment (of voters).”