List of Washington state agencies

Washington State government consists of more than 190 agencies, departments, and commissions.

The main administrative departments are:


 * Agriculture (WSDA)
 * Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP)
 * Commerce (COM)
 * Corrections (DOC)
 * Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
 * Ecology (ECY)
 * Employment Security Department (ESD)
 * Washington State Technology Solutions (WaTech)
 * Financial Institutions (DFI)
 * Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
 * Health (DOH)
 * Labor and Industries (L&I)
 * Licensing (DOL)
 * Washington Military Department (MIL)
 * Natural Resources (DNR)
 * Puget Sound Partnership
 * Retirement Systems (DRS)
 * Revenue (DOR)
 * Services for the Blind (DSB)
 * Social and Health Services (DSHS)
 * Transportation (WSDOT)
 * Veterans Affairs (DVA)

Others include:


 * Accountancy, State Board of (WBOA)
 * Administrative Hearings, Office of (OAH)
 * Actuary, Office of the State (OSA)
 * African-American Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CAA)
 * Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW)
 * Air National Guard (WAANG)
 * Washington Apple Commission (APPLE)
 * Architects, Board of Registration for (BRA)
 * Army National Guard (WAARNG)
 * Arts Commission, Washington State (ARTS)
 * Asian Pacific American Affairs, State of Washington Commission on (CAPAA)
 * Asparagus Commission (ASPAR)
 * Attorney General, Office of the (ATG)
 * Audit and Review Committee, Joint Legislative (JLARC)
 * Auditor, Washington State (SAO)
 * Aviation, Department of Transportation (DOTA)
 * Bar Association (BAR)
 * Beef Commission (BEEF)
 * Biodiversity Council (BDC)
 * Blind, Washington State School for the (WSSB)
 * Blueberry Commission (BLUE)
 * Building Code Council, State (SBCC)
 * Caseload Forecast Council, State of Washington (CFC)
 * Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss, Washington State (WSD)
 * Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, Washington (SALARIES)
 * Civil Legal Aid, Office of (OCLA)
 * Code Reviser Statute Law Committee (SLC)
 * Columbia River Gorge Commission (CRG)
 * Combined Fund Drive (CFD)
 * Community & Technical Colleges, State Board for (SBCTC)
 * Conservation Commission, State (SCC)
 * County Road Administration Board (CRAB)
 * Court of Appeals (COA)
 * Courts, Administrative Office of the (AOC)
 * Criminal Justice Training Commission, Washington State (CJTC)
 * Dairy Products Commission (DAIRY)
 * Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the (ODHH)
 * Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC)
 * Disability Issues and Employment, Governor's Committee on (GCDE)
 * Early Learning, Department of (DEL)
 * Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC)
 * Economic Development Commission (WEDC)
 * Economic Development Finance Authority (WEDFA)
 * Education Research and Data Center (ERDC)
 * Washington State Board of Education (SBE)
 * Emergency Management Division (EMD)
 * Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)
 * Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for (BRELS)
 * Environmental Hearings Office (EHO)
 * Executive Ethics Board (ETHICS)
 * Expenditure Limit Committee (ELC)
 * Extension Energy Program (ENERGY)
 * Family Policy Council (FPC)
 * Financial Management, Office of (OFM)
 * Fish and Wildlife, Department of (DFW)
 * Forest Practices Appeals Board (FPAB)
 * Forest Practices Board (FPB)
 * Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB)
 * Fruit Commission (FRUIT)
 * Gambling Commission, Washington State (WSGC)
 * General Administration, Department of (GA)
 * Geographic Information Council, Washington State (WAGIC)
 * Geographic Names, Washington State Board on (WBGN)
 * Governor, Office of the (GOVERNOR)
 * Governor's Office of Indian Affairs (GOIA)
 * Grain Commission (WGC)
 * Growth Management Hearings Boards (GMBH)
 * Hardwoods Commission (WHC)
 * Health Care Authority, Washington State (HCA)
 * Health Care Facilities Authority (WHCFA)
 * Health, Washington State Board of (SBOH)
 * Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB)
 * Higher Education Facilities Authority (WHEFA)
 * Hispanic Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CHA)
 * Historical Society, Eastern Washington State (WSHSEAST)
 * History Museum, State (WSHS)
 * Home Care Referral Registry (HCRR)
 * Horse Racing Commission, Washington State (WHRC)
 * House of Representatives, Washington State (HOUSE)
 * Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC)
 * Human Rights Commission (HRC)
 * Hydraulics Appeals Board (HAB)
 * Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (SRB)
 * Industrial Insurance Appeals, Board of (BIIA)
 * Information Services, Department of (DIS)
 * Insurance Commissioner, Office of the (OIC)
 * Investment Board, Washington State (SIB)
 * Jail Industries Board (JIB)
 * Joint Transportation Committee (JTC)
 * Judicial Conduct, Commission on (CJC)
 * K-20 Education Network (K20)
 * Labor Relations Office (LABOR)
 * Land Commissioner, Office of the (CPL)
 * Land Use Study Commission (LANDUSE)
 * Landscape Architects, Board of Registration for (BRLA)
 * Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board (LEOFF)
 * Law Library, State (SLL)
 * Legislative Ethics Board (LEB)
 * Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee (LEAP)
 * Legislature Customer Service Center (LEGCS)
 * Legislature, State (LEG)
 * Library, State (LIB)
 * Licensing, Department of (DOL)
 * Lieutenant Governor, Office of (LTGOV)
 * Liquor Control Board (LIQ)
 * Lottery, Washington State (LOTTERY)
 * Marine Employees Commission (MAR)
 * Medical Quality Assurance Commission (MQAC)
 * Minority and Justice Commission, State (MJC)
 * Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, Office of (OMWBE)
 * Monitoring Salmon Recovery and Watershed Health, Forum on (MSRWH)
 * National and Community Service, Commission for (WCNCS)
 * Northwest Cherries (CHERRY)
 * Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC)
 * Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC)
 * Ombudsman, Office of the Education (OEO)
 * Ombudsman, Office of the Family and Children's (OFCO)
 * Ombudsman, Open Government (OGO)
 * Parks and Recreation Commission, State (PARKS)
 * Pension Policy, Select Committee on (SCPP)
 * Personnel Resources Board (PRB)
 * Personnel, Department of (DOP)
 * Pesticide Registration, State Commission on (WSCPR)
 * Pharmacy, Board of (BOP)
 * Pilotage Commissioners, Board of (PILOTAGE)
 * Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB)
 * Pollution Liability Insurance Agency, Washington State (PLIA)
 * Potato Commission (POTATO)
 * Printing, Department of (PRT)
 * Productivity Board (PB)
 * Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB)
 * Psychology, Board of (PSYCH)
 * Public Defense, Office of (OPD)
 * Public Deposit Protection Commission (PDPC)
 * Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)
 * Public Employees Benefits Board Program (PEBB)
 * Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC)
 * Public Instruction, Office of Superintendent of (OSPI)
 * Public Policy, Washington State Institute for (WSIPP)
 * Public Works Board (PWB)
 * Puget Sound Partnership (PSP)
 * Real Estate Appraiser Commission (REAC)
 * Real Estate Commission (REC)
 * Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)
 * Red Raspberry Commission (RASP)
 * Redistricting Committee, State (RDC)
 * Regulatory Assistance, Office of (ORA)
 * Revenue, Department of (DOR)
 * Salaries for Elected Officials, Citizens Commission on (WCCSEO)
 * Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)
 * Salmon Recovery Office, Governor's (GSRO)
 * School Directors' Association, State (WSSDA)
 * Secretary of State, Office of the (SECSTATE)
 * Seed Potato Commission (SEED)
 * Senate, Washington State (SENATE)
 * Sentencing Guidelines Commission (SGC)
 * Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB)
 * Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Institute (SIRTI)
 * State Convention & Trade Center (CTC)
 * State Fire Marshal, Office of the (FIRE)
 * State Patrol, Washington (WSP)
 * Substance Abuse, Governor's Council on (CSA)
 * Supreme Court (SC)
 * Tax Appeals, Board of (BTA)
 * Tax Preferences, Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of (PMTP)
 * Tobacco Settlement Authority (TOB)
 * Traffic Records Committee (TRC)
 * Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC)
 * Transportation Commission, State (STC)
 * Transportation Improvement Board (TIB)
 * Treasurer, Office of the State (OST)
 * Tree Fruit Research Commission (TREE)
 * TVW, Public Affairs Network (TVW)
 * Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC)
 * Veterans Affairs, Department of (DVA)
 * Volunteer Firefighters & Reserve Officers, Board for (BVFF)
 * Washington Wellness (WW)
 * Wine Commission (WINE)
 * Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WFTECB)