Department of Commerce
| Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Current Budget | 461.8 | 840,767 | 1,193,833 | 2,034,600 |
| 2025-27 Maintenance Level | 462.3 | 841,115 | 1,288,685 | 2,129,800 |
| Difference from 2025-27 Original | 0.50 | 348 | 94,852 | 95,200 |
| % Change from 2025-27 Original | 0.11% | 0.04% | 7.9% | 4.7% |
2026 Policy Other Changes |
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| Administrative Reduction | 0.0 | (249) | 0 | (249) |
| Cannabis Revenue Distributions | 0.0 | 0 | (38) | (38) |
| EV Charging Infrastructure | 0.0 | 0 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| EV Pilot | 0.0 | 0 | 175 | 175 |
| Electric Transmission System-5466 | 0.20 | 0 | 446 | 446 |
| Energy Assistance | 0.0 | 0 | 33,000 | 33,000 |
| Energy Portfolio Study | 0.0 | (450) | 800 | 350 |
| Funding Housing Planning Bills | 0.70 | 214 | 0 | 214 |
| Funding Transit-Oriented Dev. Bill | 1.4 | 663 | 0 | 663 |
| Home Futures Institute | 0.0 | 0 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Homeless Youth Prevention Workgroup | 0.0 | 0 | 400 | 400 |
| Housing & Climate Plan Progress | 0.70 | 202 | 0 | 202 |
| Housing Task Force | 0.0 | 500 | 0 | 500 |
| Local Project Permit Review Grants | 0.0 | 1,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| Pacific Tower Facilities Plan | 0.0 | 300 | 0 | 300 |
| Reducing Admin for Relief Payments | 0.0 | (150) | 0 | (150) |
| Reducing Admin to Draw Federal Fund | 0.0 | 0 | (2,675) | (2,675) |
| Reducing Broadband Action Planning | 0.0 | (484) | 0 | (484) |
| Reducing Dispute Resolution Grants | 0.0 | (4,988) | 0 | (4,988) |
| Reducing Manufacturing Grants | 0.0 | 0 | (1,000) | (1,000) |
| Reducing Microenterprise Grants | 0.0 | (300) | 0 | (300) |
| Reducing Planning Grants | 0.0 | (2,912) | 0 | (2,912) |
| Reducing Supplemental Admin | 0.0 | (632) | (126) | (758) |
| Reducing Travel | 0.0 | (109) | 0 | (109) |
| Reducing Violence Prevention Grants | 0.0 | (4,309) | 0 | (4,309) |
| Residential Commercial Zoning | 0.0 | 135 | 0 | 135 |
| Services for Victims of Crimes | 0.0 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 11,000 |
| Shift Clean Buildings Program | 0.0 | (2,308) | 2,308 | 0 |
| Shifting Emergency Housing/Shelter | 0.0 | (20,000) | 20,000 | 0 |
| WA Families Clean Energy Credits | 0.0 | 0 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 2026 Policy Other Changes Total | 3.0 | (23,877) | 101,290 | 77,413 |
2026 Policy Transfers Changes |
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| Clean Energy Permitting/Planning | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shift Alternative Jet Fuel | 0.0 | 0 | (556) | (556) |
| Shift Transportation Resources | 0.0 | 0 | (2,108) | (2,108) |
| Transfer-Lease Payments | 0.0 | (8,416) | 0 | (8,416) |
| Transfer-Lease Payments | 0.0 | 8,416 | 0 | 8,416 |
| 2026 Policy Transfers Changes Total | 0.70 | 0 | (2,664) | (2,664) |
2026 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 16 | 25 | 41 |
| GOV Central Services | 0.0 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 422 | 740 | 1,162 |
| Self-Insurance Liability Premium | 0.0 | 127 | 220 | 347 |
| WTS Central Services | 0.0 | 44 | 79 | 123 |
| 2026 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 629 | 1,094 | 1,723 |
| Total Policy Changes | 3.7 | (23,248) | 99,720 | 76,472 |
| 2026 Policy Level | 466.0 | 817,867 | 1,388,405 | 2,206,272 |
| Difference from 2025-27 Original | 4.2 | (22,900) | 194,572 | 171,672 |
| % Change from 2025-27 Original | 0.91% | (2.7%) | 16.3% | 8.4% |
Policy Changes
Administrative Reduction
Funding is reduced to reflect a reduction in administrative services. (General Fund - State)
Cannabis Revenue Distributions
Appropriations from the Dedicated Cannabis Account are adjusted pursuant to Chapter 169, Laws of 2022 (E2SSB 5796) and the November 2025 revenue forecast. (Dedicated Cannabis Account - State)
Clean Energy Permitting/Planning
Funds are shifted to expand the scope of ongoing grants for clean energy permitting and planning. Grants will assist local governments to plan for clean energy projects. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
DES Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services for Capitol Campus costs; real estate, risk management, and small agency services; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; enterprise applications, and other items. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Home Security Fund Account - State, other funds)
EV Charging Infrastructure
Funding is provided to support the electric vehicle charging program. (Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State)
EV Pilot
Funding is provided to support an at-home electric vehicle charging pilot program. (Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State)
Electric Transmission System-5466
Funding is provided to establish a Washington Electric Transmission Authority. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
Energy Assistance
Funding is provided for the State Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides energy assistance for low-income households and is administered through the existing network of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program grantees. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
Energy Portfolio Study
Funding is provided for an energy portfolio study pertaining to the Snake River. (Climate Commitment Account - State, General Fund - State)
Funding Housing Planning Bills
Funding is provided to fully implement Chapters 139, 204, and 301, Laws of 2025. (General Fund - State)
Funding Transit-Oriented Dev. Bill
Funding is provided to fully implement Chapter 267, Laws of 2025. (General Fund - State)
GOV Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Washington Housing Trust Fund - State, other funds)
Home Futures Institute
Funding is provided for a program that builds the capacity of nonprofit community land trusts, which develop and preserve affordable housing. (Washington Housing Trust Fund - State)
Homeless Youth Prevention Workgroup
Expenditure authority is provided for the agency to continue the Homeless Youth Prevention Workgroup. (General Fund - Local, General Fund - Private/Local)
Housing & Climate Plan Progress
Funding is provided for the department to adopt guidelines for indicators, measures, milestones, and criteria for use by counties and cities in the implementation progress reports required by Chapter 192, Laws of 2022. (General Fund - State)
Housing Task Force
Funding is provided to support the Housing Agency Task Force Executive Order. (General Fund - State)
Legal Services
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General. Funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive, as legal services expenditures are based on consumption. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Home Security Fund Account - State, other funds)
Local Project Permit Review Grants
Funding is provided for grants to local governments to increase the speed at which residential project permit applications are processed, as established in Chapter 338, Laws of 2023. (General Fund - State)
OFM Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Washington Housing Trust Fund - State, other funds)
Pacific Tower Facilities Plan
Funding is provided for an evaluation to inform the space utilization strategy for the agency's Pacific Tower lease. (General Fund - State)
Reducing Admin for Relief Payments
Savings are achieved by reducing admin funding for completed relief payment program established by Chapter 143, Laws of 2024. (General Fund - State)
Reducing Admin to Draw Federal Fund
Savings are achieved by reducing state funding to assist entities in claiming federal clean energy tax credits, which will soon sunset, and for administrative capacity to seek and implement federal clean energy grants. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
Reducing Broadband Action Planning
Savings are achieved by ending ongoing funding to facilitate community broadband action teams. (General Fund - State)
Reducing Dispute Resolution Grants
Savings are achieved by reducing grants for dispute resolution centers by 50%. (General Fund - State)
Reducing Manufacturing Grants
Savings are achieved by ending grants for manufacturing and research and development business development projects. (Econ Dev Strategic Reserve Account - State)
Reducing Microenterprise Grants
Savings are achieved by reducing grants for microenterprise development. (General Fund - State)
Reducing Planning Grants
Savings are achieved by ending ongoing funding pursuant to RCW 36.70A.070 after all eligible local governments have received formula grants for comprehensive planning in the current round of updates, which concludes June 2027. (General Fund - State)
Reducing Supplemental Admin
Savings are achieved by reducing funds previously provided to supplement agency's operational work. (Climate Commitment Account - State, General Fund - State)
Reducing Travel
Savings are achieved by reducing planned travel by 10%. (General Fund - State)
Reducing Violence Prevention Grants
Savings are achieved by reducing grants for local violence reduction strategic planning by 50%. (General Fund - State)
Residential Commercial Zoning
Funding is provided to support local governments in adopting requirements to permit residential and mixed-use development in commercially zoned areas. (General Fund - State)
Self-Insurance Liability Premium
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Washington Housing Trust Fund - State, other funds)
Services for Victims of Crimes
Funding is provided for services for victims of crimes, including domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and human trafficking. Services may include mental health support, legal assistance, and emergency housing. (Domestic Violence Prevention Acct - State, General Fund - State)
Shift Alternative Jet Fuel
Funding to implement the provisions of Chapter 232, Laws of 2023 is shifted from the Climate Commitment Account to the Carbon Emissions Reduction Account in the transportation budget. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
Shift Clean Buildings Program
Savings are achieved by shifting program funding pursuant to Chapter 285, Laws of 2019 and Chapter 291, Laws of 2023 to the Climate Commitment Account. (Climate Commitment Account - State, General Fund - State)
Shift Transportation Resources
Funding to support the EV Coordinating Council as specified in Chapter 182, Laws of 2022 is shifted from the Climate Commitment Account to the Carbon Emissions Reduction Account in the transportation budget. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
Shifting Emergency Housing/Shelter
Savings are achieved by shifting $20 million for emergency housing and shelter through the consolidated homeless grant from the state general fund to the housing trust fund for fiscal year 2027. (General Fund - State, Washington Housing Trust Fund - State)
Transfer-Lease Payments
Transfers base funding for Pacific Tower lease payments from the Local Government division to the Program Support division within the agency. (General Fund - State)
Transfer-Lease Payments
Transfers base funding for Pacific Tower lease payments from the Local Government division to the Program Support division within the agency. (General Fund - State)
WA Families Clean Energy Credits
Funding is provided for Clean Energy for Washington Families grants for public and private utilities to provide one-time bill credits for low-income and moderate-income residential electricity customers. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
WTS Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, the state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Washington Housing Trust Fund - State, other funds)