WSR 26-06-042

EXPEDITED RULES

OFFICE OF

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

[Filed February 24, 2026, 3:51 p.m.]

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 82-50-021 Official state lagged, semimonthly pay dates established.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: WAC 82-50-021 publishes the official lagged, semimonthly pay dates for state officers and employees. This WAC, which provides pay dates for the current and ensuing calendar years, is amended each year to add pay dates for the ensuing year and delete the pay dates for the previous year. The purpose of this filing is to establish official pay dates for state officers and employees for calendar year 2027 and delete the obsolete pay dates for calendar year 2025.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The statute requires that the office of financial management annually update and publish state pay dates.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017.

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Name of Proponent: Governmental.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Elizabeth Smith, 1500 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, 360-974-9253; Implementation and Enforcement: Sara Rupe, 1500 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, 360-974-9252.

This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:

Relates only to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a person.

Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-Making Process is Appropriate: The rule change is internal to state government and only affects state employee pay dates.

NOTICE

THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Nathan Sherrard, Office of Financial Management, P.O. Box 43113, Olympia, WA 98504-3113, phone 360-972-6551, email Nathan.Sherrard@ofm.wa.gov, BEGINNING March 4, 2026, AND RECEIVED BY May 5, 2026.

February 24, 2026

Nathan Sherrard, Rules Coordinator

Legal Affairs Council