Notice of Public Hearing of House Bill 1770

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HB 1770, titled AN ACT Relating to occupational board reform, has been scheduled for a public hearing by the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business.

Date and Time: 02/20/2019 1:30PM (Subject to change by the Legislature.)
Location: John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm D, Olympia, WA

The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

Fiscal Year		Occupational Preliminary License
2020		$ 441,100
2021		441,100
2022		441,100
2023		441,100
2024		441,100
2025		441,100
2026		441,100
2027		441,100
2028		441,100
2029		441,100
Total:		$ 4,411,000

Currently, DOL has approximately 16 programs under Title 18 RCW with occupational license and certification types that would fall within the requirements of HB 1770, offering preliminary application determinations to interested parties. However, it is unknown how many preliminary applications would be received within a fiscal year.

Additionally, standards of review for preliminary applications may differ within DOL’s professional licensing programs. These differences may create a variance in fees charged for each preliminary application.

As a result, cash receipts are indeterminate at this time.

The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) provides licenses for two professions listed in RCW 18: Contractors (RCW 18.27) and Plumbers (RCW 18.106).  L&I does not anticipate receiving fees described in section 4 of the bill.  This bill will have minimal to no revenue impact.

Bill sponsors and contact information:

Representative Jim Walsh, Prime Sponsor
Republican
(360) 786-7806
Jim.Walsh@leg.wa.gov


House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business members and contact information:

Representative Andrew Barkis
Republican
(360) 786-7824
Andrew.Barkis@leg.wa.gov

Representative Steve Bergquist
Democrat
(360) 786-7862
Steve.Bergquist@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brian Blake
Democrat
(360) 786-7870
Brian.Blake@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jeremie Dufault
Republican
(360) 786-7874
DUFAULT_JE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Larry Hoff
Republican
(360) 786-7812
HOFF_LA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Bill Jenkin
Republican
(360) 786-7836
Bill.Jenkin@leg.wa.gov

Representative Steve Kirby
Democrat
(360) 786-7996
Steve.Kirby@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gina Mosbrucker
Republican
(360) 786-7856
Gina.Mosbrucker@leg.wa.gov

Representative Kristine Reeves
Democrat
(360) 786-7830
Kristine.Reeves@leg.wa.gov

Representative Cindy Ryu
Democrat
(360) 786-7880
Cindy.Ryu@leg.wa.gov

Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos
Democrat
(360) 786-7944
SharonTomiko.Santos@leg.wa.gov

Representative Derek Stanford
Democrat
(360) 786-7928
Derek.Stanford@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brandon Vick
Republican
(360) 786-7850
Brandon.Vick@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mike Volz
Republican
(360) 786-7922
Mike.Volz@leg.wa.gov

Representative Amy Walen
Democrat
(360) 786-7848
WALEN_AM@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jim Walsh
Republican
(360) 786-7806
Jim.Walsh@leg.wa.gov

Representative Alex Ybarra
Republican
(360) 786-7808
YBARRA_AL@leg.wa.gov



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