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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.

View the anticipated rules agenda

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
WAC 357-16-017
Wage and salary disclosure
09/09/25 09/30/2025 11/06/2025 11/13/2025
Title 357 WAC
Victims of hate crime
07/15/25, 08/12/25, 09/09/25 09/30/2025 11/06/2025 11/13/2025
WAC 357-31-100 and WAC 357-31-130
Paid sick leave for immigration proceedings
08/12/25, 09/09/25 09/30/2025 11/06/2025 11/13/2025

Recently Adopted Rules

Rules Rule Documents Filed Date Effective Date
Chapters 357-01 and 357-31 WAC
To align the civil service rules (Title 357 WAC) with the requirements of ESSB 5793 (Chapter 356, Laws of 2024)
11/27/2024 01/01/2025
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