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                          HOUSE BILL 1293

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Campbell, Romero, McMorris, Lambert, Miloscia, D. Schmidt, Dunshee, Haigh, Bush and Esser

Read first time 01/21/1999.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Regulating solicitation of contributions by newly elected state officials.

    AN ACT Relating to applying the same restrictions on soliciting and receiving contributions to persons who are newly elected as state officials that are applicable to state officials; and amending RCW 42.17.710.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 42.17.710 and 1993 c 2 s 11 are each amended 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 official or a person employed by or acting on behalf of a state official ((or state legislator)), and no person who has been elected as a state official but has not taken office or a person employed by or acting on behalf of such a person, may solicit or accept contributions to a public office fund, to a candidate or authorized committee, or to retire a campaign debt.

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