Industries
Trades, contractors, and licensed professions
Licensing and certification, scope of practice, contractor liability, and the regulatory agencies that decide how your members work.
Trade associations come to Olympia with two problems: a licensing or scope question that only the Legislature can fix, and a stream of proposals that would make their members' work more expensive. We handle both, and we handle the PDC reporting that comes with it.
Licensing and certification
SB 6170 overhauled the state plumbing code and created a residential service plumber certificate, establishing requirements for a plumbing contractor license.
Scope and definition
SB 5977 removed martial arts from the definition of retail sale, the only industry retail sales and use tax exemption enacted in Washington in 2017.
License conditions
HB 1038 increased the number of tasting rooms allowed under a domestic winery license from two to four.
Liability
We defeated HB 2191 and SB 6068, which would have shifted contractor wage and benefit liability upstream to property owners.
Association support
Non-profits are exempt from sales tax on live presentations, trainings, and seminars from 1 July 2026, a carve-out we secured inside a bill we opposed overall.
Selected results
What we have done in this sector
- SB 6346 carve-out 2026 Non-profit sales tax exemption on live presentations
- SB 6170 2020 Plumbing code overhaul and residential service plumber certificate
- SB 5977 2017 The only industry sales-tax exemption passed in Washington that year
- HB 1038 2017 Winery tasting rooms increased from two to four
Who we represent here
Clients
- Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC)
- Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW)
- Washington State Dental Association (WSDA)
- Family Wineries of Washington State (FWWS)
- Washington Collectors Association (WCA)
- Washington Coin & Bullion Association (WCBA)
Let's talk about your legislative priorities.
Whether you are heading into session with a bill to pass, a rule to change, or a threat to head off, we will tell you plainly what is achievable and what it will take.
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