Liquor and Cannabis Board
| Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Current Budget | 406.9 | 1,258 | 138,676 | 139,934 |
| 2025-27 Maintenance Level | 406.9 | 1,257 | 138,790 | 140,047 |
| Difference from 2025-27 Original | 0.0 | (1) | 114 | 113 |
| % Change from 2025-27 Original | 0.0% | (0.1%) | 0.08% | 0.08% |
2026 Policy Other Changes |
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| Cannabis Revenue Distribution | 0.0 | 0 | (149) | (149) |
| 2026 Policy Other Changes Total | 0.0 | 0 | (149) | (149) |
2026 Policy Comp Changes |
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| WPEA General Government | 0.0 | 0 | 939 | 939 |
| 2026 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | 0 | 939 | 939 |
2026 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| Administrative Hearings | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| GOV Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 0 | 68 | 68 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 660 | 660 |
| Self-Insurance Liability Premium | 0.0 | 0 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| WTS Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2026 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 0 | 2,026 | 2,026 |
| Total Policy Changes | 0.0 | 0 | 2,816 | 2,816 |
| 2026 Policy Level | 406.9 | 1,257 | 141,606 | 142,863 |
| Difference from 2025-27 Original | 0.0 | (1) | 2,930 | 2,929 |
| % Change from 2025-27 Original | 0.0% | (0.1%) | 2.1% | 2.1% |
Policy Changes
Administrative Hearings
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of administrative hearings from the Office of Administrative Hearings. (Liquor Revolving Account - State)
Cannabis Revenue Distribution
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)
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. (Liquor Revolving Account - 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. (Liquor Revolving Account - 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. (Liquor Revolving Account - 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. (Liquor Revolving Account - State)
Self-Insurance Liability Premium
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (Liquor Revolving Account - State)
WPEA General Government
Funding is provided for a collective bargaining agreement with the Washington Public Employees Association on behalf of general government employees, which includes a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2025, and of 2 percent effective July 1, 2026; provision of a starting wage of $18 per hour and addressing of compression and inversion, effective July 1, 2025; retroactive wildfire rest and recouperation leave, effective July 1, 2025; a prescribed fire premium, effective July 1, 2025; targeted job classification increases, effective July 1, 2025; annual lump sum payments for employees of CDHR and WSSSB, for the current biennium only; and increased paid bereavement leave. (General Fund - Federal, Liquor Revolving 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. (Liquor Revolving Account - State)