2079 AMH CHAB KERR 046

HB 2079 - H AMD 208

By Representative Hinkle

FAILED 3/9/2007

   On page 1, line 13, after "expenditures." strike all material through "immediately." on page 2, line 1, and insert:

   "(3) To document the requirements of this section, the public disclosure commission shall prepare reporting forms and require completion by those labor organizations that elect to receive agency shop fees and make such contributions or expenditures. The information required by the reporting forms must include, but is not limited to:

   (a) Total spending;

   (b) Total nonchargeable spending;

   (c) Total election spending as described in RCW 42.17.760;

   (d) Total revenue from agency shop fees;

   (e) Total revenue from member dues; and

   (f) Total revenue from other sources.

   (4) The public disclosure commission shall prepare an annual report on the contributions and expenditures made by labor organizations to affect elections and to operate political committees."

EFFECT: Requires the public disclosure commission to implement a reporting mechanism for the political contributions of labor organizations; the information provided by the labor organization must include information on total expenditures made by the labor organization, information regarding revenue sources and amount received from each revenue source including member dues and agency shop fees, and specific information regarding political campaign contributions; the public disclosure commission must provide an annual report from this information; removes the emergency clause.