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October 2025
What’s Happening?
In the 2023 Legislative Session, the Professional License Review Act passed, requiring the Department of Licensing (DOL) to: “annually review and analyze approximately 10 percent of the professional licenses regulated by the department and prepare and submit an annual report”. This process will provide a review of all business and professional licenses in 10-year cycles.
What is DOL doing?
For the 2026 reporting cycle, DOL will be reviewing the 2 following professions:
- Cosmetologists
- Notaries Public
We are beginning the review of the indicated professions, which includes stakeholder outreach. This notice is serving as a beginning awareness of the review. We will send further communications as needed.
How does this impact you?
Licensees should experience minimal to no impact with this review. The report is due to the legislature August 31, 2026. Once complete, the report will be made available to the public on the Department of Licensing Reports to the legislature webpage starting in late 2026.
For the detailed requirements of the review, please read HB 1301 “Professional License Review”.
Questions?
Direct your questions or concerns to DOL-BPDPLRA@dol.wa.gov.