ESHB 1878 Improving Young Driver Safety passed in 2025. It has several requirements that we're implementing over the next 6 years. To ensure the changes have the intended impact, we want to hear from you! Join our upcoming listening sessions and let your voice be heard!
Current rulemaking activity
Professional industry licensing fees
- All business and professional licensing
- Appraisers
- Architects
- Camping resorts
- Employment agencies
- Funerals and cemeteries
- Geologists
- Landscape architects
- Limousines
- Notaries public
- Real estate
- Security guards
- Sellers of travel
- Tattoos, piercing, body art
- Telephone solicitors
- Timeshares
- Whitewater river outfitters
Current rule(s)
- Chapter 308-12 WAC Architects
- Chapter 308-13 WAC Board of licensure for landscape architects
- Chapter 308-15 WAC Geologist licensing services
- Chapter 308-30 WAC Notaries public
- Chapter 308-33 WAC Employment agencies - Fee schedules
- Chapter 308-48 WAC Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities
- WAC 308-18-150 Private security guard company, private security guard, and armed private security guard fees
- WAC 308-22-050 Fees
- WAC 308-47-090 Operator licensure for those who conduct cremations, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction
- WAC 308-83-020 Fees
- WAC 308-89-060 Fees
- WAC 308-124A-775 Real estate fees
- WAC 308-124H-990 Real estate course, school, and instructor approval fees
- WAC 308-125-120 Fees and charges
- WAC 308-127-160 Fees
- WAC 308-129-110 Seller of travel registration fees
- WAC 308-312-060 Fees
- WAC 308-320-050 Registration fees
- WAC 308-420-240 Fees and charges
Summary
Current step
September 23, 2026
Rule change proposed
Public hearing or comments
We're holding a public hearing for this rulemaking on October 28, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Join the hearing via Zoom
Meeting chat link
Meeting ID: 840 5364 7168
Passcode: 013994
One tap mobile: +12532050468,,84053647168#,,,,*013994# (US) or +12532158782,,84053647168#,,,,*013994# (US, Tacoma)
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Join instructions
If you have trouble accessing the virtual meeting, call us at 360-902-3486 to request help. If you'd like to request an interpreter or other accommodations, you can email us at rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov. Please be sure to do this at least one week before the public hearing.
Note: We encourage hearing participants to attend in-person. If you attend virtually and have technical difficulties, you'll need to use the call-in option. The in-person attendance will take place at the Highways and Licensing Building, located at:
1125 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98501
Map and directions
Real estate broker and managing broker licensing fees
- All business and professional licensing
- Real estate
Current rule(s)
Real estate fees (WAC 308-124A-775)
Summary
Current step
August 19, 2025
Rule change adopted
Public hearing or comments
We conducted this rule change under an expedited process (RCW 34.05.353). This process eliminates the need for us to hold public hearings. If you object to the use of the expedited process for this rule change, you must object in writing. Email your objection to rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov or mail it to:
Rules Coordinator
Department of Licensing
1125 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98501