Fiscal Note, Bill 6257 SB — Real estate appraisers (Department of Licensing)
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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note for Bill Number 6257 SB, titled Real estate appraisers, from agency 240-Department of Licensing, with OFM review dated 01/29/2026. Part I lists 25,000 in estimated cash receipts and 25,000 in estimated operating expenditures for 2025-27 in the Business and Professions Account-State, and marks that new rule making is required. The expenditure detail lists 23,227 for application programmers and 1,390 for other goods and services. Part V says new rulemaking will be required to create the form health care provider confirmation and outline the process for submitting health care provider confirmation for registration expiration.
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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note
Bill Number: 6257 SB Title: Real estate appraisers Agency: 240-Department of Licensing
Part I: Estimates
No Fiscal Impact
Estimated Cash Receipts to:
ACCOUNT FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
Business and Professions Account-State 25,000 25,000
06L-1
Total $ 25,000 25,000
Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
Account
Business and Professions 0 25,000 25,000 0 0
Account-State 06L-1
Total $ 0 25,000 25,000 0 0
Estimated Capital Budget Impact:
NONE
The cash receipts and expenditure estimates on this page represent the most likely fiscal impact. Factors impacting the precision of these estimates,
and alternate ranges (if appropriate), are explained in Part II.
Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions:
If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete entire fiscal note
form Parts I-V.
X If fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete this page only (Part I).
Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.
X Requires new rule making, complete Part V.
Legislative Contact: William Bridges Phone: 360-786-7367 Date: 01/24/2026
Agency Preparation: Michael Bancroft Phone: 360-902-0118 Date: 01/28/2026
Agency Approval: Collin Ashley Phone: (564) 669-9190 Date: 01/28/2026
OFM Review: Kyle Siefering Phone: (360) 995-3825 Date: 01/29/2026
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 210,463.00 Request # SB 6257-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 1 Bill # 6257 SB
Part II: Narrative Explanation
II. A - Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Significant provisions of the bill and any related workload or policy assumptions that have revenue or expenditure impact on the responding agency
by section number.
Section 1 amends RCW 18.140.280 and allows DOL to create a form for health care providers to complete for
confirmation of an illness or other extenuating circumstances that would necessitate an extension to the state-registered
real estate appraiser trainee registration period.
Section 2 sets an effective date of December 31, 2026.
II. B - Cash receipts Impact
Cash receipts impact of the legislation on the responding agency with the cash receipts provisions identified by section number and when appropriate,
the detail of the revenue sources. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the cash receipts impact is derived.
Explanation of how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
Please see attached fiscal note.
II. C - Expenditures
Agency expenditures necessary to implement this legislation (or savings resulting from this legislation), with the provisions of the legislation that result
in the expenditures (or savings) identified by section number. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the
expenditure impact is derived. Explanation of how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing
functions.
Please see attached fiscal note.
Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
Account Account Title Type FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
06L-1 Business and State 0 25,000 25,000 0 0
Professions Account
Total $ 0 25,000 25,000 0 0
III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
FTE Staff Years
A-Salaries and Wages
B-Employee Benefits
C-Professional Service Contracts
E-Goods and Other Services 25,000 25,000
G-Travel
J-Capital Outlays
M-Inter Agency/Fund Transfers
N-Grants, Benefits & Client Services
P-Debt Service
S-Interagency Reimbursements
T-Intra-Agency Reimbursements
9-
Total $ 0 25,000 25,000 0 0
III. C - Operating FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part I
and Part IIIA.
NONE
Real estate appraisers 240-Department of Licensing
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 210,463.00 Request # SB 6257-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 2 Bill # 6257 SB
III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
NONE
Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures
NONE
IV. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
NONE
IV. C - Capital Budget Breakout
Acquisition and construction costs not reflected elsewhere on the fiscal note and description of potential financing methods.
NONE
IV. D - Capital FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part IVB.
NONE
Part V: New Rule Making Required
Provisions of the bill that require the agency to adopt new administrative rules or repeal/revise existing rules.
New rulemaking will be required to create the form health care provider confirmation and outline the process for submitting
health care provider confirmation for registration expiration.
Real estate appraisers 240-Department of Licensing
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 210,463.00 Request # SB 6257-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 3 Bill # 6257 SB
Individual State Agency Fiscal Note
Agency 240 – Department of Licensing
Bill Number: SB 6257 Bill Title: Trainee Real Estate Appraisers
Part 1: Estimates
☐ No Fiscal Impact
Estimated Cash Receipts:
Revenue Fund FY 26 FY 27 25-27 Total 27-29 Total 29-31 Total
Business and Professions 06L - 25,000 25,000 - -
Account Totals - 25,000 25,000 - -
Estimated Expenditures:
Operating Expenditures Fund FY 26 FY 27 25-27 Total 27-29 Total 29-31 Total
Business and Professions 06L - 25,000 25,000 - -
Account Totals - 25,000 25,000 - -
Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions.
☐ If the fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent
biennia, complete this page only (Part I).
☒ If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent
biennia, complete entire fiscal note form Parts I-V.
☐ Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.
☒ Requires new rule making, complete Part V.
Agency Preparation: Mike Bancroft Phone: (360) 634-5432 Date: 1/28/2026
Agency Approval: Collin Ashley Phone: (360) 634-5384 Date: 1/28/2026
Request # 1
Bill # 6257 SB
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Part 2 – Explanation
This bill provides an expiration exemption for real estate appraiser trainee registrations due to illness or
other circumstance, as confirmed by a health care provider, and additionally provides the Department of
Licensing (DOL) rulemaking authority to create a form for health care provider confirmation.
2.A – Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Section 1 amends RCW 18.140.280 and allows DOL to create a form for health care providers to
complete for confirmation of an illness or other extenuating circumstances that would necessitate an
extension to the state-registered real estate appraiser trainee registration period.
Section 2 sets an effective date of December 31, 2026.
2.B - Cash receipts Impact
Per RCW 43.24.086, industry licensing fees must fund the cost of administering professional and
business licensing programs. Fee increases drive cash receipts to satisfy this requirement.
2.C – Expenditures
Goods and Services:
Form creation to capture health care provider confirmation, $1,120 FY27.
Information Services:
The agency will use appropriated funds to hire contract programmers to accomplish this work or to
support current staff implementing this legislation within the required timeline. Appropriated funds may
also be used to hire agency temporary staff to support permanent staff assigned to this legislative effort.
Any change requires a process to ensure changes are correctly applied to the system. This involves
Project Managers that manage the team that completes the update, business analyst that documents
and reviews the system changes, architect services that analyzes how the update could have an effect
on other systems or DOL processes, developers who create the change, and testers and quality
assurance teams that ensure the update is working correctly. $23,227 FY27.
What DOL Will Implement:
• Add ability for appraiser trainees to submit an expiration date extension request and required
documentation through the customer portal.
• Update system configuration to support the entry of requests received through the mail and the
management of customer portal and mailed requests.
• Create request approval notification.
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Cost Category Description Rate 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total Cost
Test to verify individual components meet requirements;
TESTER ensure that other business transactions have not been $ 26,100 - 5,200 - - - - 5,200
impacted.
Determine business requirements; translate requirements
BUSINESS ANALYST into what changes are needed to various systems including $ 17,300 - 1,700 - - - - 1,700
account codes, inventory codes, testing considerations, etc.
Create the conceptual model that defines the structure,
behavior and framework of a computerized system including
SECURITY AND ARCHITECT a breakdown of the system into components, the
$ 19,800 - 2,000 - - - - 2,000
SERVICES component interactions and interfaces (including with the
environment, especially the user), and the technologies and
resources to be used in the design.
Trains business partners and employees in new system
TRAINER $ 29,000 - 2,900 - - - - 2,900
processes and capabilities.
PROJECT CONTINGENCY WaTech designated rate of 10% $ 27,470 - 1,200 - - - - 1,200
COMMERCIAL OFF SHELF
Modification by provider. 10,227 - - - - 10,227
PRODUCT
Totals - 23,227 - - - - 23,200
These figures are calculated and rounded to 100th value
Support Services:
Agency Administrative Overhead is included at a rate of 24.8 percent of the direct program costs. This
funding received covers agency-wide functions such as vendor payments, contract administration,
financial management, mail processing, equipment management, help desk support, and technical
assistance to DOL employees. These indirect costs are shown under object E.
Part 3 – Expenditure Detail
3.A – Operating Budget Expenditures
Operating Expenditures Fund FY 26 FY 27 25-27 Total 27-29 Total 29-31 Total
Business and Professions 06L - 25,000 25,000 - -
Account Totals - 25,000 25,000 - -
3.B – Expenditures by Object or Purpose
Object E - Description FY 26 FY 27 25-27 Total 27-29 Total 29-31 Total
ER - Application Programmers - 23,227 23,227 - -
EZ - Other Goods & Svcs - 1,390 1,390 - -
Total Goods & Services - 25,000 25,000 - -
3.C – FTE Detail
None.
Part 4 – Capital Budget Impact
None.
Part 5 – New Rule Making Required
New rulemaking will be required to create the form health care provider confirmation and outline the
process for submitting health care provider confirmation for registration expiration.
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