Concerning the dietitian licensure compact.

 H-3241.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2088

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Leavitt, Keaton, Barnard, Timmons, Reed, Jacobsen, Ryu, Zahn, Richards, Doglio, Simmons, Reeves, Macri, Pollet, and Bernbaum)

READ FIRST TIME 01/30/26.

AN ACT Relating to the dietitian licensure compact; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of dietetics with the goal of improving public access to dietetics services. This compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure, while also providing for licensure portability through a compact privilege granted to qualifying professionals.

This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: