# Washington — State Earned Wage Access (EWA) Regulatory Frameworks — Classification, Fee Caps, and Licensing Requirements

For Washington, statute citation is S 5328; licensing requirement is Establishes a new chapter for the licensing and regulation of businesses, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **state:** Washington
- **statute citation:** S 5328
- **licensing requirement:** Establishes a new chapter for the licensing and regulation of businesses _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Licensing and Regulation of Businesses | Pending | Establishes a new chapter for the licensing and regulation of businesses; provides earned wage access services.

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/financial-services/earned-wage-access-2025-legislation

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-02-13.
Part of [State Earned Wage Access (EWA) Regulatory Frameworks — Classification, Fee Caps, and Licensing Requirements](https://referencesource.org/state-earned-wage-access-regulations/).