Wash. Admin. Code § 1-21-040 – Washington State Register material—Time for filing

(1) To permit sufficient lead time for the editorial, data capture, and printing process, material to be published in a particular issue of the Washington State Register must be received by the office of the code reviser via the electronic filing email with attachment(s) or be in the physical possession of and filed in the office of the code reviser according to the following schedule:
1. (a) If the material has been prepared and completed by the office of the code reviser's rule drafting service (RDS), by 12:00 noon on the 14th day before the distribution date of that issue of the Washington State Register; or
2. (b) If the material has been prepared by any means other than RDS and it contains:
  1. (i) No more than 14 pages, by 12:00 noon on the 14th day before the distribution date of that Washington State Register; or
  2. (ii) More than 14 but less than 34 pages, by 12:00 noon on the 28th day before the distribution date of that Washington State Register; or
  3. (iii) Thirty-four or more pages, by 12:00 noon on the 42nd day before the distribution date of that Washington State Register.
(2) The office of the code reviser's filing forms will be included in this page count.
(3) The office of the code reviser provides a schedule of closing dates online at https://leg.wa.gov/media/04cbinv3/closing-date-calendar.pdf; and on page 2 of each published Washington State Register. In case of a discrepancy between the WAC rules and the schedule, the rules have priority.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 34.05 and 34.08 RCW. WSR 25-17-044, s 1-21-040, filed 8/14/25, effective 9/14/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 1.08.110, 34.05.210, 34.05.385, 34.08.030 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 19-21-072, § 1-21-040, filed 10/11/19, effective 11/11/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 1.08.110, 34.05.385, 34.08.020, and 34.08.030. WSR 17-12-039, § 1-21-040, filed 6/1/17, effective 8/2/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 1.08.110, 34.05.385, 1.08.001, and Executive Order 97-2. WSR 06-16-019, § 1-21-040, filed 7/24/06, effective 8/24/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 1.08.110, 34.05.385, 34.08.020, 34.08.030, 34.05.310, 34.05.320 and 1995 c 403 §§ 701 and 704. WSR 95-17-070, § 1-21-040, filed 8/17/95, effective 9/17/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 1.08.110, 34.05.385, and 34.08.030. WSR 91-22-006, § 1-21-040, filed 10/24/91, effective 1/1/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.385 and 34.08.030. WSR 89-12-028 (Order 89-1), § 1-21-040, filed 5/31/89.]