Young Driver Safety listening sessions
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
In progress
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
We're considering splitting fees for a variety of professional industries. This helps to clarify the cost of processing and issuing licenses.
Current step
July 1, 2026
Intent to change a rule
Public hearing or comments
You can participate in this rulemaking activity by contacting us at rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov.
Professional licensing fees
- All business and professional licensing
- Appraisal management companies
- Auctioneers
- Bail bonds
- Collection agencies
- Combative sports
- Cosmetologists
- Court reporters
- Private investigators
- Scrap metal
- Security guards
- Uniform Commercial Code
In progress
Current rule(s)
- Chapter 36-12 WAC Professional boxing
- Chapter 36-13 WAC Wrestling
- Chapter 36-14 WAC Professional and amateur martial arts
- WAC 308-11-030 Auctioneer fees
- WAC 308-14-200 Court reporter fees
- WAC 308-17-150 Private investigative agency, private investigator, and armed private investigator fees
- WAC 308-19-130 Bail bond recovery agent, bail bond agency, branch office and bail bond agent fees
- WAC 308-20-210 Fees
- WAC 308-29-045 Collection agency fees
- WAC 308-70-130 Fees
- WAC 308-391-104 Fees
- WAC 308-408A-090 Home inspector fees
- WAC 308-409-050 Fees and charges
Summary
We're considering increasing fees for several professional licensing groups. We're also considering splitting fees to clarify the cost of processing and issuing licenses.
Current step
July 1, 2026
Intent to change a rule
Public hearing or comments
You can participate in this rulemaking activity by contacting us at rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov.
Bail bond, private investigator, and security guard gender inclusivity
- All business and professional licensing
- Bail bonds
- Private investigators
- Security guards
Completed
Current rule(s)
Summary
We updated rule language for gender inclusivity.
Current step
January 6, 2026
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
Business and professional licensing fees (06L Account)
- All business and professional licensing
- Auctioneers
- Bail bonds
- Camping resorts
- Combative sports
- Cosmetologists
- Court reporters
- Employment agencies
- Home inspectors
- Notaries public
- Private investigators
- Security guards
- Tattoos, piercing, body art
- Timeshares
Withdrawn
Current rule(s)
- Auctioneer fees (WAC 308-11-030)
- Bail bond recovery agent, bail bond agency, branch office and bail bond agent fees (WAC 308-19-130)
- Body art, body piercing, and tattooing fees (WAC 308-22-050)
- Camping resorts fees and charges (WAC 308-420-240)
- Cosmetology fees (WAC 308-20-210)
- Court reporter fees (WAC 308-14-200)
- Employment agency fees (WAC 308-33-105)
- Home inspector fees (WAC 308-408A-090)
- Notaries public application fees (WAC 308-30-060
- Notaries public fees for notarial acts (308-30-220)
- Private investigative agency, private investigator, and armed private investigator fees (WAC 308-17-150)
- Private security guard company, private security guard, and armed private security guard fees (WAC 308-18-150)
- Professional and amateur martial arts license fees, renewals and requirements (WAC 36-14-110)
- Professional boxing license fees, renewals and requirements (WAC 36-12-195)
- Timeshare fees (WAC 308-127-160)
- Wrestling license fees, renewals and requirements (WAC 36-13-010)
Summary
We're required to set fees for each professional, occupational, or business licensing program. The fees must be enough to balance the costs of running these programs. Current fees for certain programs funded by the 06L account (Business and Professions Account) aren't enough to support them.
Current step
October 24, 2024
Rule change withdrawn
Public hearing or comments
You can participate in this rulemaking activity by emailing us at rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov.