2520 AMS BENT S5657.1

HB 2520  - S AMD216
     By Senator Benton

RULED BEYOND SCOPE 03/02/2006

     On page 21, after line 4, insert the following:

"Sec. 16   RCW 42.17.093 and 2003 c 123 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) An out-of-state political committee organized for the purpose of supporting or opposing candidates or ballot propositions in another state that is not otherwise required to report under RCW 42.17.040 through 42.17.090 shall report as required in this section when it makes an expenditure supporting or opposing a Washington state candidate or political committee. The committee shall file with the commission a statement disclosing:
     (a) Its name and address;
     (b) The purposes of the out-of-state committee;
     (c) The names, addresses, and titles of its officers or, if it has no officers, the names, addresses, and the titles of its responsible leaders;
     (d) The name, office sought, and party affiliation of each candidate in the state of Washington whom the out-of-state committee is supporting or opposing and, if such committee is supporting or opposing the entire ticket of any party, the name of the party;
     (e) The ballot proposition supported or opposed in the state of Washington, if any, and whether such committee is in favor of or opposed to such proposition;
     (f) The name and address of each person residing in the state of Washington or corporation which has a place of business in the state of Washington who has made one or more contributions in the aggregate of more than twenty-five dollars to the out-of-state committee during the current calendar year, together with the money value and date of such contributions;
     (g) The name, address, and employer of each person or corporation residing outside the state of Washington who has made one or more contributions in the aggregate of more than two thousand five hundred dollars to the out-of-state committee during the current calendar year, together with the money value and date of such contributions. Annually, the commission must modify the two thousand five hundred dollar limit in this subsection based on percentage change in the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures for the United States as published for the most recent twelve-month period by the bureau of economic analysis of the federal department of commerce;
     (h)
The name and address of each person in the state of Washington to whom an expenditure was made by the out-of-state committee with respect to a candidate or political committee in the aggregate amount of more than fifty dollars, the amount, date, and purpose of such expenditure, and the total sum of such expenditures; and
     (((h))) (i) Such other information as the commission may prescribe by rule in keeping with the policies and purposes of this chapter.
     (2) Each statement shall be filed no later than the ((twentieth)) tenth day of the month following any month in which a contribution or other expenditure reportable under subsection (1) of this section is made. An out-of-state committee incurring an obligation to file additional statements in a calendar year may satisfy the obligation by timely filing reports that supplement previously filed information.
     (((3) A political committee required to file campaign reports with the federal election commission or its successor is exempt from reporting under this section.))

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 17   If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."

     Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

HB 2520  - S AMD
     By Senator Benton

RULED BEYOND SCOPE 03/02/2006

     On page 1, line 4 of the title, after "74.42.640," strike "and 90.64.190" and insert "90.64.190, and 42.17.093"

EFFECT:  Requires out-of-state political committees to report contributions of two thousand five hundred dollars or more made by out- of-state residents and corporations; requires out-of-state committees to submit reports no later than the tenth of each month; and removes the provision that out-of-state political committees that report to the Federal Elections Commission are exempt from reporting contributions in Washington state.

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