The initiative was brought to the state legislature by a petition sponsored by Tim Eyman.

Opponents of the initiative fear that its passage would take away money from ongoing transportation projects, including voter-approved measures, such as Sound Transit 3, while supporters claim that the initiative would end assessing practices that they claim are dishonest.

[5] Unsuccessful attempts were made to require the use of more recent fee schedules in the state legislature.

[1][6] The governments of Seattle and King County, along with other groups from across the state, announced plans to halt the initiative through legal action, disputing the ballot language as "misleading to voters".

A judge in the King County Superior Court issued a temporary injunction in November 2019.