Read first time 01/13/2006.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

     AN ACT Relating to out-of-state political committees; and amending RCW 42.17.093.

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

Sec. 1   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, and employer 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)) one thousand three hundred fifty 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 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) 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 in the manner and no later than the ((twentieth 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)) dates set forth as required in RCW 42.17.080 and 42.17.105.
     (3) A political committee required to file campaign reports with the federal election commission or its successor is exempt from reporting under this section if the federal report contains the information otherwise required by a state filing and the report is available for public inspection on or before the date that a state filing would be required.
     (4) All in-state contribution limits apply to all out-of-state organizations participating in any election at any level within Washington state.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   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.