DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed April 1, 2025, 3:34 p.m.]

Semi-Annual Rule-Making Agenda

January through June 2025

This report details current and anticipated rule-making activities for the department of licensing (DOL). This agenda is sent to you as a requirement of RCW 34.05.314. If you have any questions regarding this report or DOL rule-making activities, please contact Ellis Starrett at 360-902-3846 or rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov.

This agenda is for information purposes, and the noted dates of anticipated rule-making actions are estimates. Any errors in this agenda do not affect the rules and rule-making notices filed with the office of the code reviser and published in the Washington State Register. There may be additional DOL rule-making activities that cannot be forecasted as DOL initiates rule making to implement new state laws, meet federal requirements, or meet unforeseen circumstances. See the "Key" below for explanations of terms and acronyms.

CR means "code reviser" on notice forms created by the office of the code reviser for use by all state agencies.

CR-101 is a preproposal statement of inquiry filed under RCW 34.05.310.

CR-102 is a proposed rule-making notice filed under RCW 34.05.320 or 34.05.340.

Proposal is exempt under RCW 34.05.310(4) means a rule that does not require the filing of a CR-101 notice under RCW 34.05.310(4).

CR-105 is an expedited rule-making notice filed under RCW 34.05.353. This is an accelerated rule adoption process with no public hearing required.

CR-103P is a rule-making order permanently adopting a rule, and filed under RCW 34.05.360 and 34.05.380.

CR-103E emergency rules are temporary rules filed under RCW 34.05.350 and 34.05.380 by using a CR-103E rule-making order. Emergency rules may be used to meet certain urgent circumstances. These rules are effective for 120 days after the filing date, and may be extended in certain circumstances.

Blank cells in tables mean the anticipated filing date is not known at the time this rules agenda is filed.

RCW is the Revised Code of Washington.

WSR number is the Washington State Register official filing reference number given by the office of the code reviser when a notice is filed.

Proposed Rule Making
Rule	Scope	Agency Contact	Deadline	Legislation Effective Date
Place of business	Expedited rule making to align rule with current law regarding a vehicle dealer's place of business.	Brandon Bannister brandon.bannister@dol.wa.gov	TBD	N/A
Vehicle and vessel disclosures	Clarify permissible use standards for vehicle and vessel disclosure requests.	Ellis Starrett estarrett@dol.wa.gov	TBD	N/A
Initial orders finality	Clarify initial orders become final without a petition for review from licensees.	Ellis Starrett estarrett@dol.wa.gov	TBD	N/A
Pronoun use	Pursuing expedited rule making in response to a petition regarding inclusion of gender-neutral language.	Kelsey Stone kelsey.stone@dol.wa.gov	TBD	N/A

Ongoing Rule Making
Rule	Scope	Agency Contact	CR-101	CR-102
HB 2153 implementation – Permanent marking of a catalytic converter, WSR 25-04-119	Expedited rule making to implement ESHB 2153, passed during the 2024 legislation session, requiring vehicle dealers to use etching or permanent markers when customers choose to have their catalytic converters marked at purchase.	Brandon Bannister brandon.bannister@dol.wa.gov	February 5, 2025	N/A
Commercial driver's license eligibility, WSR 25-06-086	Expedited rule making to align rules with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration updated guidance to permit deferred action for childhood arrival individuals to be eligible for a nondomiciled commercial driver's license.	James Manuel james.manuel@leg.wa.gov	March 5, 2025	N/A
Habitual traffic offender clarity, WSR 24-18-120	Clarifying probation guidelines and terms concerning habitual traffic offenders.	Colton Myers colton.myers@dol.wa.gov	September 4, 2024	N/A
Financial responsibility hearings, WSR 24-18-121	Defining business rules, guidelines, and the process for conducting administrative interviews and formal hearings for financial responsibility and unsatisfied judgment cases.	Colton Myers colton.myers@dol.wa.gov	September 4, 2024	N/A
Required curriculum, WSR 24-24-106	Update curriculum, course, and instructor requirements to reflect updates to the national driver education standards and required curriculum document.	Colton Myers colton.myers@dol.wa.gov	December 4, 2024	N/A