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List of rulemaking activity
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Withdrawn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Rule change withdrawn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
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Timeshare licensing fees
- All business and professional licensing
- Timeshares
Completed
Current rule(s)
Timeshare fees (308-127-160 WAC)
Summary
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
- Public hearing audio
(mp3 format: 3 minutes)