| Passed by the House February 14, 2006 Yeas 97 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 1, 2006 Yeas 39 ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2898 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/03/06.
AN ACT Relating to distribution of communications by state employees; and adding a new section to chapter 42.52 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 42.52 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a state employee from
distributing communications from an employee organization or charitable
organization to other state employees if the communications do not
support or oppose a ballot proposition or candidate for federal, state,
or local public office. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize any lobbying activity with public funds beyond the activity
permitted by RCW 42.17.190.
(2) "Employee organization," for purposes of this section, means
any organization, union, or association in which employees participate
and that exists for the purpose of collective bargaining with employers
or for the purpose of opposing collective bargaining or certification
of a union.