Rulemaking Activity

Semi Annual Rulemaking Agenda July 2026 - December 2026

WAC 196-26A Fees

• Current Rule Language
• Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (CR101)
• Withdrawal of Previous CR 101
• Proposed Rulemaking (CR102)
• Proposed Language

Public Hearing for WAC 196-26A:  

Date: November 30, 2026 
Time: 2:00 pm 

Location:   
BRPELS Office 
605 11^th Ave SE, Suite 201 
Olympia WA 98501 

OR 

WebEx

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Submit written comments to Shanan.Gillespie@brpels.wa.gov from October 22, 2026, 12:01 am to December 1, 2026, 5:00 pm.  Please put “196-26A comments” in the subject line of the email. 

Prior Rulemaking 

WAC 196-09 Board Practices and Procedures (BAP)

• Current Rule
• Preproposal Statement of Inquiry
• Proposed Rulemaking
• Rulemaking Order
• Concise Explanatory Statement
• Proposed Language

A public hearing was held on December 3, 2025.

Public hearing audio.

WAC 196-12 Registered Professional Engineers

• Current Rule
• Preproposal Statement of Inquiry
• CR102 (proposed rulemaking)
• CR 103 (rulemaking order) 
• Proposed language
• Concise explanatory statement 

A public hearing was held on June 24, 2026.

Public hearing audio.

WAC 196-16 Registered Professional Land Surveyors

• ​​​​​Current Rule
• Preproposal Statement of Inquiry​​​​​
• CR102 (proposed rulemaking)
• CR103 (rulemaking order) 
• Proposed language
• Concise explanatory statement 

A public hearing was held on June 24, 2026.

Public hearing audio.

WAC 196-16 Registered Professional Land Surveyors

Current Rule
CURRENT Preproposal Statement of Inquiry​​​​​

• Withdrawal of previous Preproposal Statement of Inquiry 
• Previous Preproposal Statement of Inquiry

CR102 Proposed Rulemaking Order
Proposed Rule Language
CR103 Rulemaking Order
Concise Explanatory Statement

A public hearing was held on September 25, 2024.

Public hearing audio. 

WAC 196-20 Engineers-in-Training

• Current rule
• CR101 (preproposal Statement of Inquiry)
• CR102 (proposed rulemaking)
• CR103 (rulemaking order) 
• Proposed language
• Concise explanatory statement

A public hearing was held on June 24, 2026.

Public hearing audio.

WAC 196-21 Land Surveyors-in-Training

• Current rule ​​​​​
• CR101 (preproposal Statement of Inquiry)
• CR102 (proposed rulemaking)
• CR103 (rulemaking order) 
• Proposed language
• Concise explanatory statement

A public hearing was held on June 24, 2026.

Public hearing audio.

WAC 196-25 Business Practices

• Current Rule 
• Preproposal Statement of Inquiry
• Proposed Rulemaking
• Rulemaking Order
• Proposed Language
• Concise Explanatory Statement​

A public hearing was held on September 3, 2025.

Public hearing audio. 

Explanation of Abbreviations

• RCW - Revised Code of Washington (Washington State laws)
• WAC - Washington Administrative Code (Washington State agency regulations)

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