Rulemaking Activities
This page provides information about anticipated rules and those recently adopted and administered by the Office of Financial Management (OFM), including the State Human Resources (SHR) Division. For additional information on SHR rulemaking, please visit the civil service rules webpage.
Contact the rules coordinator
For additional information on OFM or SHR rule-making activities, contact:
Nathan Sherrard, Rules Coordinator
Office of Financial Management
PO Box 43113
Olympia, WA 98504-3113
360-972-6551
nathan.sherrard@ofm.wa.gov
Rules Under Development
| Rules | Rules Review Meeting |
Rule Documents | Filed Date | Comment Period Ends |
Hearing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title 357 Gender-neutral language |
11/18/25 | 12/23/2025 | 02/12/2026 | ||
| Chapter 357-28 WAC Salary determination policy rules clean-up |
10/14/25; 11/18/25 | 12/23/2025 | 02/12/2026 |
Recently Adopted Rules
| Rules | Rule Documents | Filed Date | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAC 357-31-326 Leave with pay related to impacts of December 2025 weather event |
12/19/2025 | 12/19/2025 | |
| WAC 357-16-017 Wage and salary disclosure |
12/01/2025 | 01/01/2026 | |
| Title 357 WAC Victims of hate crimes |
12/01/2025 | 01/01/2026 | |
| WAC 357-31-100 and WAC 357-31-130 Paid sick leave for immigration proceedings |
12/01/2025 | 01/01/2026 | |
| Title 357 WAC Pandemic Vaccination Leave |
05/30/2025 | 07/01/2025 | |
| Title 357 WAC Bereavement leave |
05/30/2025 | 07/01/2025 | |
| Title 357 WAC Wildfire Leave for Rest and Recuperation |
05/30/2025 | 07/01/2025 | |
| WAC 82-50-021 Official state lagged semi-monthly pay dates established |
05/14/2025 | 06/14/2025 | |
| WAC 357-31-326 Wildfire Disaster Leave |
05/30/2025 | 07/01/2025 | |
| WAC 357-31-130(5) Sick Leave Clean-up |
05/30/2025 | 07/01/2025 | |
| WAC 357-19-530 Return to Work, HB 1197 (2023) |
05/30/2025 | 07/01/2025 |