Updating the professional engineers' registration act.
HB 1104 updates Washington's Professional Engineers' Registration Act by modernizing definitions and board procedures. It revises key terms like "practice of engineering," "significant structures," and "professional engineer" to remove outdated language and clarify requirements. The bill also updates board composition rules, requiring members to have at least 10 years of active practice (including 5 years immediately prior to appointment) and adjusting membership terms. This affects licensed engineers, land surveyors, and the state board overseeing their registration. The changes focus on administrative clarity without altering licensing standards or fees.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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The bill was renumbered from HB 1104 to Substitute House Bill 1104 and updated its procedural history to reflect committee referral and a new reading date. The substantive legal text regarding professional engineer and land surveyor registration, definitions, board composition, and fees remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; no new laws or policy requirements were added or removed.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was changed from 'Z-0187.1' to 'H-1065.1' and the sponsor attribution was updated to include the committee name.
The procedural history was updated to show the bill was read for the first time on 02/03/25 and referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Business.
Page headers and line numbering were added to the text, indicating this is a formatted substitute version.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Waters
RRepublican
Co
Adam Bernbaum
DDemocratic
Co
Kristine Reeves
DDemocratic
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