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                            ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5424

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators Erwin, Rasmussen, Nelson, A. Smith, Hayner, L. Kreidler, Newhouse and Thorsness.

Read first time January 31, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.Prohibiting the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions during legislative sessions.

     AN ACT Relating to campaign contributions; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 42.17 RCW to read as follows:

     During the period beginning on the thirtieth day before the date a regular legislative session convenes and continuing thirty days past the date of final adjournment, and during the period beginning on the date a special legislative session convenes and continuing through the date that session adjourns, no state-wide official, state legislator, or any person employed by a state-wide official or state legislator may solicit or accept contributions to a public office fund, a candidate campaign fund, or to retire a campaign debt.