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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2198: Permitting and licensing

Improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A RCW.

Summary

  • Requires executive branch agencies to maintain entries for all credentials issued by the agency in the statewide credential catalog, which is created by the Office for Regulatory Innovation and Assistance (ORIA) in consultation with Washington Technology Solutions.
  • Requires executive branch agencies to report certain data on credentials issued by the agency to ORIA, including application counts and processing times.
  • Requires cabinet agencies to incrementally establish published decision times for all credentials issued by the agency and provide application fee refunds if the agency fails to meet its published decision time.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2198), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Adison Richards (D-26)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the House
Last action
February 4, 2026
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 5968
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A RCW;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Adison Richards (D-26)

8 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Mari Leavitt D-28Cindy Ryu D-32Jeremie Dufault R-15Janice Zahn D-41Alicia Rule D-42Dan Bronoske D-28Kristine Reeves D-30Mary Fosse D-38

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations.
  2. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
  3. Minority; do not pass.
  4. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
  6. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2198 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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