HB 2229 — Concerning the professional engineers' registration act.

ENGROSSEDZ-0421.7 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2229 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By House Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Zahn, Waters, Leavitt, Parshley, Lekanoff, Reed, and Thai;

by request of Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)Surveyors READPrefiled FIRST12/31/25. TIME 01/27/26.

Read first time 01/12/26.

Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Business.

(1) "Board" means the state board of registration for professional engineers and professional land surveyors, provided for by this chapter.

(2) "Director" means the ((executive)) director of the Washington state board of registration for professional engineers and professional land surveyors.

1 ESHBHB 2229 fundamental engineering subjects;

2 ESHBHB 2229 preparing of maps and accurate records thereof, when the proper performance of such services requires technical knowledge and skill.

3 ESHBHB 2229 (c) Structures exceeding one hundred feet in height above average ground level;

A state board of registration for professional engineers and professional land surveyors is hereby created which shall exercise all of the powers and perform all of the duties conferred upon it by this chapter.

Each member of the board shall ((be a citizen of the United States and shall)) have been a resident of this state for at least five years and practiced in this state for at least five years immediately preceding ((his or her)) the member's appointment.

4 ESHBHB 2229 Each member of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and, in addition thereto, shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

5 ESHBHB 2229 meetings, maintenance of books and records, publication of reports, code of ethics, and rosters, and adoption and use of a seal.

6 ESHBHB 2229 such an approved engineering course without graduation shall be considered as equivalent to a year of such required experience.

7 ESHBHB 2229 licensed as a structural engineer, an applicant must meet the following requirements:

8 ESHBHB 2229 character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to practice land surveying, and successfully passing a written or oral examination, or both, in surveying as prescribed by the board.

9 ESHBHB 2229 (3) Teaching, of a character satisfactory to the board shall be considered as experience not in excess of two years for the appropriate profession.

10 ESHBHB 2229 (4) ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING.

11 ESHBHB 2229 When oral or written examinations are required, they shall be held at such time and place as the board shall determine.

12 ESHBHB 2229 certificates of registration shall show the full name of the registrant, shall have a serial number, and shall be signed by the chair and the ((secretary of the board and by the)) director.

13 ESHBHB 2229 renewal fee shall be the current fee plus an amount equal to one year's fee.

14 ESHBHB 2229 (1) The practice of any other legally recognized profession or trade;

15 ESHBHB 2229 not consist, either wholly or in part, of the rendering of engineering services to the general public:

16 ESHBHB 2229 surveyor.

17 ESHBHB 2229 the ability and competence to furnish engineering or land surveying services, or both, in the public interest;

18 ESHBHB 2229 (7) The practice of engineering and/or land surveying in this state by a partnership if the partnership employs at least one person holding a valid certificate of registration under this chapter to practice engineering or land surveying, or both((.

19 ESHBHB 2229 (B) The designated professional land surveyor for the limited liability company must hold a current professional land surveyor license issued by this state.

20 ESHBHB 2229 (b) The board may exercise its discretion to take any of the actions under RCW 18.235.110 and 18.43.105 with respect to a certificate of authorization issued to a limited liability company if the board finds that any of the managers or members holding a majority interest in the limited liability company has engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18.43.105 or 18.235.130 or has been found personally responsible for unprofessional conduct under the provisions of (((f) and (g))) (d) and (e) of this subsection.

21 ESHBHB 2229 fines collected under RCW 18.43.110 shall be paid into the ((professional engineers')) board of registration for professional engineers and professional land surveyors' account, which account is hereby established in the state treasury to be used to carry out the purposes and provisions of RCW 18.43.050, 18.43.060, 18.43.080, 18.43.100, 18.43.110, 18.43.120, 18.43.130, and all other duties required for operation and enforcement of this chapter.

During the 2013-2015, 2015-2017, and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, the legislature may transfer moneys from the ((professional engineers')) board of registration for professional engineers and professional land surveyors' account to the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.

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