WSR 25-23-018
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed November 7, 2025, 11:46 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department of social and health services (DSHS) is planning to amend WAC 388-424-0020 How does my alien status impact my eligibility for federally funded Basic Food benefits?, and other related rules as may be required.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW
41.05.021,
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510,
74.04.770,
74.04.805,
74.04.820,
74.08.090,
74.08A.100,
74.08A.120,
74.09.035,
74.09.530, and
74.62.030.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Planned amendments will revise supplemental nutritional assistance program (SNAP) eligibility rules to align with H.R. 1, P.L. 119-21. If applicable, these amendments will make additional changes required to improve clarity, update policy, or better align rule language with state and federal law or regulations.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services.
Process for Developing New Rule: DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DSHS will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to anyone who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Margrette Toves, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-4570, TTY 711 relay service, email margrette.toves@dshs.wa.gov.
November 7, 2025
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator