List of rulemaking activity

Professional and business licensing program fees

  • All business and professional licensing
Completed

Current rule(s)

Licensing, Department of (Title 308 WAC: Department of Licensing)

We plan to increase fees for some professional and business licenses to help pay for the programs that issue them.

Current step

October 21, 2022

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

Public hearing held October 11, 2022

Timeshare licensing fees

  • All business and professional licensing
    • Timeshares
Completed

Current rule(s)

Timeshare fees (308-127-160 WAC)

We're increasing our fees to cover the costs of running the timeshare program.

Current step

April 27, 2023

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

Public hearing held April 25, 2023

Whitewater river outfitter licensing fees

  • All business and professional licensing
    • Whitewater river outfitters
Completed

Current rule(s)

Fees (308-312-060 WAC)

We're increasing our fees to cover the costs of running the whitewater river outfitter program.

Current step

November 30, 2022

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

Public hearing held November 29, 2022

Employment agency licensing fees

  • All business and professional licensing
    • Employment agencies
Completed

Current rule(s)

Chapter 308-33-105 WAC Employment agency fees

We're increasing our fees to cover the costs of running the employment agencies program.

Current step

April 27, 2023

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

Public hearing held April 25, 2023

Military spouse coordinators

  • All business and professional licensing
Completed

Current rule(s)

Military service members or spouses — Definitions (WAC 308-09-010); Converting a military spouse's active license to an inactive license (WAC 308-09-025); Licensee with active licenses who enter the military (WAC 308-09-040); and Maintaining a military status license (WAC 308-09-045)

We defined military spouse coordinators under the requirements of 2SHB 1009, a law passed during the 2023 legislative session.

Current step

November 3, 2023

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

Public hearing held on October 30, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Vehicle dealer and manufacturer definitions

  • All business and professional licensing
    • Vehicle and boat dealers
    • Vehicle manufacturers
Completed

Current rule(s)

WAC 308-66-110 Definitions

We adopted rules to improve regulatory compliance for vehicle dealers and manufacturers. The new rules clarify definitions related to certain dealer and manufacturer activities.

Current step

December 20 2024

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

We held a public hearing for this rulemaking activity on December 6, 2024.

Vehicle reports of sale

  • Vehicle and boat registration
  • All business and professional licensing
    • Vehicle and boat dealers
Completed

Current rule(s)

Vehicle seller's report of sale (WAC 308-56A-525)

We're proposing to allow vehicle dealers to file reports of sale on behalf of customers who sell, trade in, or otherwise transfer ownership to the dealer.

Current step

January 3, 2024

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

A public hearing was held on December 27, 2023.

Alternative qualifications for appraisers

  • All business and professional licensing
    • Appraisers
Completed

Current rule(s)

Real estate appraisers (Chapter 308-125 WAC)

We aligned this rule with industry recommendations. The rule change gives real estate appraisers an alternative way to get licensed.

Current step

January 9, 2024

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

We held a public hearing for this rulemaking activity on December 29, 2023.

Improving young driver safety

  • All business and professional licensing
    • Driver training schools
    • CDL training schools
    • Motorcycle training schools
Completed

Current rule(s)

We defined the process for training schools to submit required business information to the us. This rule applies to motorcycle safety, commercial driver license, and driver training schools. This is a requirement of SB 5583, which passed during the 2023 legislative session. We'll use this information to populate an interactive map on our website.

Current step

December 11, 2024

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

We held a public hearing for this rulemaking activity on November 26, 2024.

 

Landscape architect licensing fees

  • All business and professional licensing
    • Landscape architects
Completed

Current rule(s)

Fees (WAC 308-13-150)

We're increasing our fees to cover the costs of running the landscape architect program.

Current step

October 20, 2022

Rule change adopted

Public hearing or comments

Public hearing held November 22, 2022

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