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State laws (RCW)

The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is a list of all current state laws. This includes laws that the Legislature passed and the Governor signed, as well as laws that voters passed during elections.

Current state laws

The RCW is updated each year to reflect the latest changes passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. Use the information below to find current laws or explore other aspects of state laws.

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Current Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
The RCW is the compilation of all permanent laws now in force.
General Indexes
The index for the Revised Code of Washington as they existed from 2006 through the current year.
Selected Titles
Pages containing copies of the RCW Selected Titles as they existed when they were published that year.
2024 Sections Affected
The Washington State "sections affected" tables track changes to the state law (RCW) by legislative session. You can view tables by year from 2000 to the present, organized by RCW, bill, or chapter order.
Help with state laws
Having trouble looking up or understanding Washington state laws? View tips for finding laws and learn how we organize them.
Codification tables
The Washington State Code Reviser's codification tables page provides resources to track changes to state laws and codes. It includes tables for bill changes, recodifications, and disposition of sections. The tables help users find where laws have been moved or repealed.
RCW list of titles
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RCW list of titles & chapters
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Past versions of state laws (RCW archive)

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Past versions of state laws

Session laws

A session law shows how a law was written when the Legislature passed it. View a list of session laws by year.

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