Transferring dedicated accounts for certain professional licenses to the business and professions account.



ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5294

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Business, Financial Services & Trade (originally sponsored by Senators Gildon, Stanford, Dozier, and Nobles; by request of Department of Licensing)

READ FIRST TIME 01/30/25.

AN ACT Relating to transferring dedicated accounts for certain professional licenses to the business and professions account; amending RCW 43.24.150 ; creating a new section; repealing RCW 18.08.240 , 18.39.810 , 18.96.210 , 18.140.260 , 18.220.120 , and 18.310.160 ; and providing an effective date.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 43.24.150 and 2017 c 281 s 40 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The business and professions account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from business or professional licenses, registrations, certifications, renewals, examinations, or civil penalties assessed and collected by the department from the following chapters must be deposited into the account: