This act adds a new statutory definition of “noncitizen” (an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States) and directs that state and local statutes, codes, rules, regulations, and other official documents enacted after July 1, 2026 use the term “noncitizen” or another context‑appropriate term instead of “alien,” except where federal law or federal funding conditions require use of “alien.” It also authorizes an expedited rule‑making path that, in limited cases, permits agencies to substitute the term without changing rule effect. A new section is added to chapter 1.16 RCW and multiple existing RCWs are amended or reenacted; several sections of the act have specified effective and expiration dates (some taking effect or expiring in 2027). The text provided is incomplete for many listed RCW amendments and names of some agencies or the specific “director” in certain provisions are not shown. The bill makes extensive amendments to firearms law and licensing procedures. It revises definitions (including “assault weapon,” “large capacity magazine,” “fixed magazine,” “firearm,” “frame or receiver,” “untraceable firearm,” and related terms), prescribes detailed criteria for what constitutes an assault weapon and large capacity magazine, and clarifies presumptions about serialized parts. It changes procedural rules for concealed pistol licenses (CPLs) and permits to purchase: requiring background checks through NICS, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) databases, the Health Care Authority, and other sources; fingerprint submissions for originals to the WSP and FBI; CPL issuance deadlines (generally 30 days or up to 60 days in stated circumstances); mandatory training with live‑fire requirement; fee amounts and distributions; renewal and temporary emergency license rules; and reporting obligations for issuing authorities and the WSP on applications, denials, demographics, and revocations. The bill creates or amends a noncitizen firearm license process for qualifying nonimmigrant noncitizens (sheriff issues within 60 days; two‑year license) and makes it a class C felony for a person who is not a U.S. citizen to carry or possess a firearm unless they meet specified exceptions (lawful permanent resident, valid noncitizen firearm license, certain DACA peace/corrections officers, or other statutory qualifiers). The act also amends immunity and writ of mandamus provisions to cover denials or revocations involving permits to purchase and related actions. Many firearm provisions reference other RCWs and federal law; some portions of the firearm definitions and lists of specific models are truncated in the provided text. The act also amends victims’ compensation and workers’ compensation program administration and health‑care payment rules. It requires the director to establish and administer a victims’ compensation program, to seek federal funds, to adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW, to supervise proof and medical care, to designate a medical director, and to promulgate a fee schedule. Payments under the victims’ fee schedule are required to be no less than comparable workers’ compensation payments except in specified shortfall or catastrophic scenarios (with a 70% floor), and the director must notify the governor and legislative committees by July 15 when a projected deficit would require a request for funding. The director and authorized assistants are given subpoena power with procedures allowing advance superior court approval, including ex parte orders without prior notice. The program must pay covered services to eligible victims including noncitizens and victims not residing in the United States when services are received unless treaty provisions or foreign laws disqualify payment. The act modifies juvenile record sealing procedures and various licensing and benefits provisions. It revises administrative sealing timelines and standards, requires notice following denial, prescribes conditions under which sealing must be entered, limits disclosure of sealed juvenile records while permitting specified criminal justice uses (including firearms background checks and license processing), and authorizes penalties for improper dissemination. It updates licensing eligibility language in several occupations to replace “alien” with “noncitizen” and to list minimum applicant requirements for private security, private investigator, and bail bond recovery agent licensure. It also amends provisions related to noncitizen offenders, conditional release to immigration authorities, and certain benefit and lump‑sum payment rules for noncitizen beneficiaries. The provided extracts are fragmentary in many places, and full text for numerous listed RCW amendments, some definitions, and some departmental identities and cross‑references are not included in the material supplied.

If enacted, the bill will change language and some procedures across many state laws and programs, replacing the term "alien" with "noncitizen" and adding precise requirements that affect how firearms permits and licenses, victims’ compensation, public employee and licensing rules, and juvenile sealing are handled in practice. Sheriffs, chiefs of police, the Washington State Patrol, the Department of Licensing, courts, and other agencies will face new routine duties: conducting fingerprint-based FBI and state background checks, issuing concealed pistol licenses and permits to purchase within set 30/60 day windows, collecting and allocating specified fees, accepting detailed applicant documentation for noncitizens (passport, visa, alien/admission numbers), and starting annual reporting on applications and denials after May 1, 2027. Victims’ compensation administrators must keep provider payments at least comparable to workers’ compensation rates except in projected funding shortfalls when payments may be cut to no less than 70% (the director must notify the governor by July 15 if a deficit is projected), and the program is directed to pay eligible noncitizen victims including those abroad subject to treaty and diplomatic limits. These changes will shift administrative workload and cash flows: issuing authorities and the State Patrol will absorb fingerprinting, notice, and reporting tasks and will receive or forward specified fee shares to the state and local accounts; providers and claimant programs may face lower reimbursement rates during funding shortfalls; noncitizen applicants will have clearer documentary and licensing paths but also face criminal exposure if they lack authorized status or the specified licenses. The text provided leaves some important implementation details open—notably the specific department or identity of “the director” managing the victims’ compensation program in some sections and the full set of amendments and exact effective and expiration dates—so final responsibilities, deadlines, and budget impacts could change when the complete bill text is reviewed.