WA HB1242

Amends RCW 18.410.020 to require the department's annual professional license review reports to include a breakdown of budget expenses by activity type (licensing applications, complaints/discipline, rulemaking)

Adds new requirement to analyze options for reducing license renewal fees for professions with average hourly wages below 125% of the statewide minimum wage

Requires review and cost analysis of license renewal timeframes, specifically examining whether annually renewed licenses should move to two-year renewal periods

Maintains existing framework requiring the department to review approximately 10% of professional licenses annually, with all licenses reviewed within a 10-year cycle beginning in 2024

Reports due by August 31st each year must include recommendations on whether licenses should be terminated, continued, or modified