The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board reviewed 10 open rule projects and set public comment and hearing dates for multiple cannabis rulemakings, including hearings in December and January; staff said stakeholder sessions and supplemental filings are possible based on comments.

Staff explained that rulemakings differ from adjudicatory hearings — participation is broader, petitions are not used, and the commission encourages wide input. Staff noted an ongoing "migration pinch point" rulemaking with a commission event on Dec. 2.

Staff reviewed how proposed changes split between statute (RCW) and rule (WAC), explained the CR101/CR102 process, and said the board will seek to adopt proposed rules in December and complete rulemaking after public comment during legislative session.

Committee members, led in part by a member identified as Mr. Pope, raised concerns about a proposed FASB rule that would require under-3-month reserve maturities and a direct redemption right to treat stable tokens as cash equivalents; the committee discussed rulemaking, comment letters and drafting options before the Nov. 19 comment deadline.

The Washington State Building Code Council voted Sept. 25 to move non‑energy code packages — including the IBC/IEBC, IRC, IMC/IFGC, IFC and UPC — into the draft CR103 for final review, directing staff to prepare the formal rulemaking dockets ahead of an October adoption meeting.

The committee agreed to report staff recommendations to the full commission: recommend director delegation to update sturgeon sport‑fishing rules and support director delegation to expedite rulemaking on a petition to allow two‑pole fishing in the Snake River. Staff also previewed upcoming meetings and refiling dates for scallop and crab rulemakings.

Attendees pressed ECMC on trust and early engagement; staff pointed to pre-application meetings as the earliest formal engagement, cited a recent denial (Magpie OGDP) as an example of the commission acting on recommendations and community input, and said hearings staff will discuss the rulemaking process at the Oct. 20 ICM.

Division staff told the Mined Land Reclamation Board that extensive informal outreach preceded formal rulemaking for construction materials and hard rock, outlined key deadlines in January and February, noted roughly 500 staff/stakeholder hours, and said staff will ask the board to table the construction materials vote until February so both rule sets stay consistent.

The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission voted to authorize staff to pursue rulemaking that would let the commission add evaluation criteria beyond the statute’s must‑use items; counsel warned the process will require sponsor engagement and could take months.

The Vermont State Board of Education told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that modernizing career and technical education rules will require funded pre‑work, counsel and careful sequencing to avoid repeated, costly rule openings. The committee discussed tactical vs. comprehensive updates and possible legislative support.

Commissioners signaled they will deliberate further on how to define adjacency and whether to pursue rulemaking or improved public project-queue transparency after hearing staff, PPRP and developer arguments in two colocation disputes.