H-3341.1
HOUSE BILL 2721
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Volz and Zahn
Read first time 02/04/26. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Business.
AN ACT Relating to registered commercial interior designers; amending RCW 18.08.330 and 18.08.340 ; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that in order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote public welfare, it is necessary to regulate the practice of registered commercial interior design. The practice of registered commercial interior design in Washington is declared a professional practice, subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of registered commercial interior design, as defined under this chapter, merits and receives the confidence of the public and shall be limited to those persons determined by the board to be qualified and registered under this chapter.
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare by and through the registration and regulation of persons, whether within or outside of Washington, who engage in the practice of registered commercial interior design within Washington. In furtherance of this purpose, this chapter constitutes the Washington state board for architects and registered commercial interior designers, whose members, functions, and procedures shall be established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.