WSR 15-22-106

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed November 4, 2015, 10:57 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Corporations filing of records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 176, Laws of 2015 (HUB) and chapters 11.110, 18.100, 19.77, 23.86, 23.90, 23B.01, 24.03, 24.06, 25.10, 25.15, 43.07, 46.64 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Repealing older regulations to implement new law from 2015.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Business licensing services at the Washington department of revenue; periodic meetings to coordinate rules with that agency.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Pam Floyd, Director, Corporations Division, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 725-0310, pam.floyd@sos.wa.gov.

November 3, 2015

Mark Neary

Assistant Secretary of State