SHB 1226 -
By Committee on Government Operations & Elections
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 42.17 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) No person may make contributions to a candidate for superior
court judge that in the aggregate exceed six hundred seventy-five
dollars or to a candidate for the state supreme court or court of
appeals that in the aggregate exceed one thousand three hundred fifty
dollars for each election in which the candidate is on the ballot or
appears as a write-in candidate. Contributions made with respect to a
primary may not be made after the date of the primary. However,
contributions to a candidate or a candidate's authorized committee may
be made with respect to a primary until thirty days after the primary,
subject to the following limitations: (a) The candidate lost the
primary; (b) the candidate's authorized committee has insufficient
funds to pay debts outstanding as of the date of the primary; and (c)
the contributions may only be raised and spent to satisfy the
outstanding debt. Contributions made with respect to a general
election may not be made after the final day of the applicable election
cycle.
(2) This section through RCW 42.17.790 apply to a special election
conducted to fill a vacancy in an office. However, the contributions
made to a candidate or received by a candidate for a primary or special
election conducted to fill such a vacancy will not be counted toward
any of the limitations that apply to the candidate or to contributions
made to the candidate for any other primary or election.
(3) No person may accept contributions that exceed the contribution
limitations provided in this section.
(4) The dollar limits in this section must be adjusted according to
RCW 42.17.690.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 42.17 RCW
to read as follows:
The commission shall adopt rules to carry out the policies of this
act and is not subject to the time restrictions of RCW 42.17.370(1).
Sec. 3 RCW 42.17.700 and 1993 c 2 s 10 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) Contributions to candidates for state office made and received
before December 3, 1992, are considered to be contributions under RCW
42.17.640 through 42.17.790. Monetary contributions that exceed the
contribution limitations and that have not been spent by the recipient
of the contribution by December 3, 1992, must be disposed of in
accordance with RCW 42.17.095.
(2) Contributions to other candidates subject to the contribution
limits of this chapter made and received before the effective date of
this act are considered to be contributions under RCW 42.17.640 through
42.17.790. Contributions that exceed the contribution limitations and
that have not been spent by the recipient of the contribution by the
effective date of this act must be disposed of in accordance with RCW
42.17.095 except for subsections (6) and (7) of that section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4 This act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the
state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect
immediately."
SHB 1226 -
By Committee on Government Operations & Elections
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "limits;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 42.17.700; adding new sections to chapter 42.17 RCW; and declaring an emergency."