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                          HOUSE BILL 1338

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Dunn, Mielke, Koster, D. Schmidt and Carrell

 

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

Restricting contributions.


    AN ACT Relating to restrictions on soliciting or accepting contributions; 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 may solicit or accept contributions to a public office fund, to a candidate or authorized committee, or to retire a campaign debt, unless the contribution was solicited by the state official more than thirty days before the regular legislative session.

 


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