WAC Citation | Subject Matter/ Purpose of Rule | Current Activity/ Approximate Filing Date |
New chapter in Title 365 WAC | Adopt rules to support recent legislation which authorizes local governments to, in certain cases, generate revenue for affordable and supportive housing through implementation of a local sales tax that can be credited against the state sales tax with reporting due to commerce. | CR-102 filed December 17, 2019. Public comment deadline February 7, 2020. |
WAC 194-37-130 | Commerce may adopt rules to update Energy Independence Act rules to reflect new eligibility of federally owned hydropower to meet renewable targets, starting in 2020. | CR-101 filed June 27, 2019. |
Chapter 365-220 WAC | Adopt rules for the developmental disability endowment trust fund to clarify when state match and earnings on the match will be retained by the program when an account closes. | CR-103 filed December 18, 2019. |
Chapter 194-24 WAC | Commerce may adopt rules to update existing appliance efficiency rules that are out of date. 2019 legislation added new products. Water heater interpretation and effective date are likely topics. | CR-102 filed November 6, 2019. |
Title 399 WAC | Commerce may adopt rules with the public works board to assist with implementation of the newly legislated broadband program. | CR-101 filed July 19, 2019. |
Title 399 WAC | Commerce may adopt rules to align current public works board rules with current program practices. | CR-102 filed December 17, 2019. |
Title 133 WAC | Commerce may adopt rules with the community economic revitalization board to update existing WAC. | CR-101 filed December 17, 2019. |
Possible new chapter and/or section | Commerce may adopt rules to establish energy performance standards for buildings to support 2019 legislation. | CR-101 filed August 15, 2019. |
Possible new chapters and/or sections | Commerce may adopt rules to implement the 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act. This may be one or more rule-making activities. | CR-103 filed December 30, 2019. |