See a list of rules we're working on for each program.
Latest rulemaking agenda
The tables below show rule changes that we're considering. We update this agenda twice a year.
Note: This list may not include everything that we're working on. See our full list of rulemaking for more information.
Proposed rulemaking
| Rule | Scope | Agency contact | Deadline | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated transactions | Updating terminology to reflect that some department transactions may be canceled while some are only suspended. | Shawna Herron shawna.herron@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| Financial assistance for ignition interlock devices (IID) | Allowing customers to apply for financial assistance when there is no ignition interlock device (IID) requirement on file. | Colton Meyers colton.meyers@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| Business and professional fee changes | Increasing fees for self-funded professions as necessary to balance accounts. | Kelsey Stone kelsey.stone@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| Landscape architects | Updating rules, procedures, and requirements. | Kelsey Stone kelsey.stone@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| Geologists | Updating rules, procedures, and requirements. | Kelsey Stone kelsey.stone@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| Collection agencies | Updating requirements for licensees who work remotely. | Kelsey Stone kelsey.stone@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| Funeral and cemetery professions | Updating rules, procedures, and requirements for cemetery businesses, funeral directors, and embalmers. | Kelsey Stone kelsey.stone@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
Ongoing rulemaking
| Rule | Scope | Agency contact | Preproposal (CR-101) |
Proposed rulemaking (CR-102) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personalized plate cancellations WSR 26-09-146 |
Clarifying cancellation criteria to ensure an equitable and consistent process for approving or denying license plate configurations. | Brandon Bannister brandon.bannister@dol.wa.gov |
April 22, 2026 | N/A |
| HB 2114 implementation: Defective license plates WSR 26-10-084 |
Establishing criteria related to administration of free or limited fee license plate replacements. | Brandon Bannister brandon.bannister@dol.wa.gov |
May 6, 2026 | N/A |
| Qualified veteran’s free license WSR 26-10-086 |
Clarifying eligibility requirements and aligning rules with current business decisions. | Brandon Bannister brandon.bannister@dol.wa.gov |
May 6, 2026 | N/A |
| SB 5801 implementation: indigent towing program WSR 26-13-105 |
Creating a program to compensate registered tow truck operators (RTTO’s) for vehicle impounds owned by indigent individuals. | Brandon Bannister brandon.bannister@dol.wa.gov |
June 17, 2026 | N/A |
| Market value threshold (MVT) update WSR 26-13-107 |
Updating the MVT to reflect changes in the federal consumer price index. | Brandon Bannister brandon.bannister@dol.wa.gov |
June 17, 2026 | N/A |
| Pronoun use Multiple |
Updating all our WACs to include gender-neutral language in response to a public rulemaking petition. | Shawna Herron shawna.herron@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| Administrative Law Office fax update WSR 26-11-062 |
Removing fax use for submission options. | Shawna Herron shawna.herron@dol.wa.gov |
May 20, 2026 | N/A |
| SB 6005 implementation: Special parking privileges WSR 26-08-091 |
Specifying requirements for healthcare professionals providing electronic documentation to individuals who are applying for special parking privileges. | Shawna Herron shawna.herron@dol.wa.gov |
April 1, 2026 | N/A |
| HB 1596 implementation: Intelligent speed assistance WSR 26-06-094 |
Establishing requirements, eligibility criteria and application processes, and licensing terms concerning ISA devices. | Colton Meyers colton.meyers@dol.wa.gov |
March 4, 2026 | N/A |
| HB 1878 implementation: Voucher program WSR 25-15-156 |
Establishing new rules related to the creation of a driver training voucher assistance program per ESHB 1878 passed during the 2025 legislative session. | Ellis Starrett estarrett@dol.wa.gov |
July 23, 2025 | N/A |
| HB 1878 implementation: Establish provisions concerning young driver safety WSR 26-12-081 |
Implementing provisions related to young driver safety concerning driver requirements. | Ellis Starrett estarrett@dol.wa.gov |
June 3, 2026 | N/A |
| HB 1878 implementation: Establish provisions concerning young driver safety WSR 26-12-080 |
Implementing provisions related to young driver safety concerning driver training school requirements. | Ellis Starrett estarrett@dol.wa.gov |
June 3, 2026 | N/A |
| Confidential and undercover license plates WSR 26-12-043 |
Clarifying DOL’s authority to deny, cancel, or refuse to renew confidential and undercover license plates based on the conduct of government entities. | Ellis Starrett estarrett@dol.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A |
| HB 2158 implementation: Electronic records notary public provisions WSR 26-09-147 |
Allowing licensees to offer new services, prescribing methods for confirming tangible record identities, and clarifying creation of duplicative originals. | Kelsey Stone kelsey.stone@dol.wa.gov |
April 22, 2026 | N/A |
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