On November 17, 2010, Governor Gregoire signed Executive Order 10-06. This Executive Order directs agencies to suspend development and adoption of rules for the next 12 months. The Governor is directing agencies to suspend rule making that is not immediately necessary. Rule making proceedings are non-critical unless the rule is:

• Required by federal or state law or required to maintain federally delegated or authorized programs;
• Required by court order;
• Necessary to manage budget shortfalls, maintain fund solvency, or for revenue generating activities;
• Necessary to protect public health, safety, and welfare or necessary to avoid an immediate threat to the state’s natural resources; or
• Beneficial to or requested by the regulated entities, local governments or small businesses that it affects.

Agencies may continue to adopt rules that have been the subject of negotiated rules making or pilot rule making that involved substantial participation by interested parties before the development of the proposed rule. Agencies can also proceed to finalize permanent rule making that has previously been covered by emergency rules. The Washington State Liquor Control Board has several rule makings pending that will be withdrawn due to the Executive Order. If you have any questions please contact the Agency Rules Coordinator, Karen McCall, at kjm@liq.wa.gov.

Rules review process

The Liquor Control Board reviews rules as part of its on-going regulatory improvement efforts.  It also reviews rules and proposes changes that implement laws passed during the recent legislation session.  This schedule is updated periodically.

If you have questions or would like to be added to the rule making distribution list, please contact the agency’s Rules Coordinator at rules@liq.wa.gov .

To assist the reader in understanding the status of the different rule making topics, the following references are explained:
CR 101 – Agency files a notice of intent to develop rules on the topic.  Typically, no amendments or new language is proposed but existing rules are identified.
CR 102 – Agency files a notice proposing new rules or changes to existing rules.
CR 103 – Agency has adopted the proposed rules that will become effective 31 days after they are filed with the Code Reviser unless otherwise indicated.

Rules Review Process

Rule making resulting from recent legislative changes.
The Governor's Executive Order 10-06 allows rule making to implement legislation. The following rule makings to implement legislation will continue.