CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                   ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6713

 

 

                   Chapter 156, Laws of 2002

 

 

                        57th Legislature

                      2002 Regular Session

 

 

POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS--PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/1/02

 

Passed by the Senate February 16, 2002

  YEAS 25   NAYS 22

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House March 8, 2002

  YEAS 53   NAYS 42

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6713 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved March 27, 2002 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED          

 

 

           March 27, 2002 - 8:36 a.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                    ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6713

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             Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

 

State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

 

By Senators Jacobsen and Prentice

 

Read first time 01/28/2002.  Referred to Committee on State & Local Government.

Making voluntary payroll deductions.   


    AN ACT Relating to voluntary payroll deductions; amending RCW 42.17.680; and providing an effective date.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 42.17.680 and 1993 c 2 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) No employer or labor organization may increase the salary of an officer or employee, or give an emolument to an officer, employee, or other person or entity, with the intention that the increase in salary, or the emolument, or a part of it, be contributed or spent to support or oppose a candidate, state official against whom recall charges have been filed, political party, or political committee.

    (2) No employer or labor organization may discriminate against an officer or employee in the terms or conditions of employment for (a) the failure to contribute to, (b) the failure in any way to support or oppose, or (c) in any way supporting or opposing a candidate, ballot proposition, political party, or political committee.  At least annually, an employee from whom wages or salary are withheld under subsection (3) of this section shall be notified of the provisions of this subsection.

    (3) No employer or other person or entity responsible for the disbursement of funds in payment of wages or salaries may withhold or divert a portion of an employee's wages or salaries for contributions to political committees or for use as political contributions except upon the written request of the employee.  The request must be made on a form prescribed by the commission informing the employee of the prohibition against employer and labor organization discrimination described in subsection (2) of this section.  ((The request is valid for no more than twelve months from the date it is made by the employee.))  The employee may revoke the request at any time.  At least annually, the employee shall be notified about the right to revoke the request.

    (4) Each person or entity who withholds contributions under subsection (3) of this section shall maintain open for public inspection for a period of no less than three years, during normal business hours, documents and books of accounts that shall include a copy of each employee's request, the amounts and dates funds were actually withheld, and the amounts and dates funds were transferred to a political committee.  Copies of such information shall be delivered to the commission upon request.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  This act takes effect July 1, 2002.


    Passed the Senate February 16, 2002.

    Passed the House March 8, 2002.

Approved by the Governor March 27, 2002.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2002.