Office of Attorney General

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 1,529.5 91,036 469,771 560,807
2025-27 Maintenance Level 1,545.6 72,962 484,259 557,221
Difference from 2025-27 Original 16.1 (18,074) 14,488 (3,586)
% Change from 2025-27 Original 1.1% (19.9%) 3.1% (0.6%)

2025 Policy Other Changes

Reduce - Fish & Wildlife 0.0 0 (426) (426)
L&I Legal Services 0.0 0 843 843
L&I Legal Services Offset 0.0 0 (843) (843)
Medicaid Fraud Authority 5.0 0 7,217 7,217
Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents 0.0 657 0 657
Modernization of HITS 1.5 1,562 0 1,562
Law Enforcement Data Ongoing 3.8 5,360 0 5,360
Public Council Unit Additional EA 0.0 0 1,000 1,000
Legal Costs 0.0 12,000 0 12,000
2025 Policy Other Changes Total 10.3 19,579 7,791 27,370

2025 Policy Comp Changes

WFSE Assistant AGs 0.0 2,412 12,504 14,916
WFSE General Government 0.0 2,402 8,710 11,112
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 411 2,643 3,054
Non-Rep Targeted Pay Increases 0.0 0 42 42
Updated PEBB Rate 0.0 (107) (516) (623)
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 55 265 320
Pension Benefit Amortization 0.0 (199) (974) (1,173)
2025 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 4,974 22,674 27,648

2025 Policy Central Services Changes

Archives/Records Management 0.0 3 12 15
Audit Services 0.0 1 2 3
Administrative Hearings 0.0 0 3 3
WTS Central Services 0.0 30 146 176
DES Central Services 0.0 27 133 160
OFM Central Services 0.0 549 2,636 3,185
GOV Central Services 0.0 5 22 27
2025 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 615 2,954 3,569
Total Policy Changes 10.3 25,168 33,419 58,587
2025-27 Policy Level 1,555.9 98,130 517,678 615,808
Difference from 2023-25 26.4 7,094 47,907 55,001
% Change from 2025-27 Original 1.7% 7.8% 10.2% 9.8%

Policy Changes

Reduce - Fish & Wildlife

Reduction of expenditure authority for the Department of Fish and Wildlife legal services. (Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

L&I Legal Services

Funding is provided for additional legal services to the Department of Labor and Industry. (Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

L&I Legal Services Offset

Central Service Model offset for additional legal services to the Department of Labor and Industry. (Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

Medicaid Fraud Authority

Additional expenditure authority is provided from the Medicaid Fraud Control Division to continue to prevent fraud and abuse by prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud and recovering money lost to fraud . Recovering money lost to fraud and holding offenders accountable is essential to the integrity of the Medicaid program. (General Fund - Federal, Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account - State)

Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents

Funding is provided to contract with a vendor for a Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents Hotline and to staff an advisory group for implementation of the hotline as required by chapter 299, Laws of 2024 (SSB 5427). (General Fund - State)

Modernization of HITS

Funding is provided for software and support services that will allow the Attorney General's Office to enhance the search capabilities of data collected on homicide and sexual assault investigations. (General Fund - State)

Law Enforcement Data Ongoing

Funding is provided in the 2025-27 biennium due to delays in the contracting to develop a law enforcement use-of-force database. (General Fund - State)

Public Council Unit Additional EA

Additional expenditure authority is provided from the Public Counsel Unit to represent residential and small business utility customers in utility rate cases and other important complex matters. (Public Service Revolving Account - State)

Legal Costs

Funding is provided for unanticipated legal costs. (General Fund - State)

WFSE Assistant AGs

Funding for bargaining includes a 3%/2% general wage increase, targeted job classification increases, wildfire disaster leave, expanded bereavement leave, and paid vaccine travel time during pandemic emergencies. The agreement also includes a retention premium of 5% starting at year 5 and 7.5% at year 10 that will be in effect for the 2025–27 biennium, 5% dual-language premium, and a new job classification of Managing Assistant Attorneys General 2 (managing AAG2s). (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

WFSE General Government

Funding for bargaining includes a 3%/2% general wage increase, targeted job classification increases, wildfire disaster leave, expanded bereavement leave, and paid vaccine travel time during pandemic emergencies. The agreement also includes: an additional $1 per hour supplemental shift premium for eligible employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients, and/or clients and whose duties are performed on location on evenings and weekends; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a 24/7 facility that provides direct care to residents, patients, at-risk youth, and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location, which will be in effect for the 2025–27 biennium; three additional steps on the nurse salary schedule; and an increase to the annual lump-sum payment for employees in LNI risk codes 7200/7201 from $500 to $750. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or are not under a bargaining agreement that is subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2025, and a general wage increase of 2%, effective July 1, 2026. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

Non-Rep Targeted Pay Increases

Funding is provided for classified state employees who are not represented by a union or not covered by a bargaining agreement subject to financial feasibility determination, for pay increases in specific job classes in alignment with other employees. (Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

Updated PEBB Rate

This item adjusts the employer funding rate for public employee insurance benefits to reflect policy-level decision packages. It increases the rate by $8 per month in the first fiscal year and decreases the rate by $34 per month in the second fiscal year, compared to the maintenance-level update, for a total rate of $1,315 in the first year and $1,355 in the second year. (Foreclosure Fairness Account - Non-Appropriated, Local Government Archives Account - State, Man/Mobile Home Dispute Resolution - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

An adjustment is made for pension contribution rates, including to fund a benefit increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month for eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

Pension Benefit Amortization

An adjustment is made to the base pension rates, as set out in a proposed bill addressing the calculation of the base rate for the 2025–27 biennium, as well as amortization of Plan 1 benefit increases. (Man/Mobile Home Dispute Resolution - Non-Appropriated, New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Acct - State, WA St ATG Charitable Asset Prtn Acc - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

Administrative Hearings

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of hearings performed by the Office of Administrative Hearings. (Legal Services Revolving Account - State, Man/Mobile Home Dispute Resolution - Non-Appropriated)

WTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, state network, enterprise and small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

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. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

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. See Chapter 11 of the 2025–27 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

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. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State)