WSR 13-18-018

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 25, 2013, 7:39 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 390-20-0101 Forms for lobbyist registration and 390-20-020 Forms for lobbyist report of expenditures.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.17A.110(1).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The commission intends to better clarify on its forms lobbyists' and lobbyist employers' statutory requirements, including (1) when a lobbyist employer's funders must be disclosed on the lobbyist registration pursuant to RCW 42.17A.600 (1)(i) and (2) how to properly disclose entertainment expenses on the monthly form for lobbyist report of expenditures pursuant to RCW 42.17A.615 (2)(a).

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The commission is expected to discuss and possibly approve draft language at its September 26, 2013, meeting.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by submitting comments to Lori Anderson, Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, phone (360) 664-2737 or toll-free 1-877-601-2828, e-mail lori.anderson@pdc.wa.gov.

August 25, 2013

Lori Anderson

Communications and

Training Officer