READ FIRST TIME 02/02/10.   

     AN ACT Relating to campaign contribution and disclosure laws; amending RCW 42.17.020, 42.17.367, 42.17.369, 42.17.461, 42.17.463, 42.17.350, 42.17.360, 42.17.370, 42.17.690, 42.17.380, 42.17.405, 42.17.420, 42.17.450, 42.17.030, 42.17.040, 42.17.050, 42.17.060, 42.17.065, 42.17.067, 42.17.080, 42.17.090, 42.17.3691, 42.17.093, 42.17.100, 42.17.103, 42.17.105, 42.17.550, 42.17.135, 42.17.561, 42.17.565, 42.17.570, 42.17.575, 42.17.510, 42.17.520, 42.17.540, 42.17.110, 42.17.610, 42.17.640, 42.17.645, 42.17.070, 42.17.095, 42.17.125, 42.17.660, 42.17.720, 42.17.740, 42.17.790, 42.17.680, 42.17.130, 42.17.245, 42.17.150, 42.17.155, 42.17.160, 42.17.170, 42.17.172, 42.17.175, 42.17.180, 42.17.190, 42.17.200, 42.17.210, 42.17.220, 42.17.230, 42.17.240, 42.17.241, 42.17.242, 42.17.390, 42.17.395, 42.17.397, 42.17.400, and 42.56.010; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.2401; adding a new chapter to Title 42 RCW; creating new sections; recodifying RCW 42.17.010, 42.17.020, 42.17.035, 42.17.440, 42.17.367, 42.17.369, 42.17.460, 42.17.461, 42.17.463, 42.17.350, 42.17.360, 42.17.370, 42.17.690, 42.17.380, 42.17.405, 42.17.420, 42.17.430, 42.17.450, 42.17.030, 42.17.040, 42.17.050, 42.17.060, 42.17.065, 42.17.067, 42.17.080, 42.17.090, 42.17.3691, 42.17.093, 42.17.100, 42.17.103, 42.17.105, 42.17.550, 42.17.135, 42.17.561, 42.17.565, 42.17.570, 42.17.575, 42.17.510, 42.17.520, 42.17.530, 42.17.540, 42.17.110, 42.17.610, 42.17.640, 42.17.645, 42.17.700, 42.17.070, 42.17.095, 42.17.120, 42.17.125, 42.17.650, 42.17.660, 42.17.670, 42.17.720, 42.17.730, 42.17.740, 42.17.770, 42.17.780, 42.17.790, 42.17.680, 42.17.760, 42.17.128, 42.17.130, 42.17.710, 42.17.750, 42.17.245, 42.17.150, 42.17.155, 42.17.160, 42.17.170, 42.17.172, 42.17.175, 42.17.180, 42.17.190, 42.17.200, 42.17.210, 42.17.220, 42.17.230, 42.17.240, 42.17.2401, 42.17.241, 42.17.242, 42.17.390, 42.17.395, 42.17.397, 42.17.400, 42.17.410, 42.17.900, 42.17.910, 42.17.911, 42.17.912, 42.17.920, 42.17.930, 42.17.940, 42.17.945, 42.17.950, 42.17.955, 42.17.960, 42.17.961, 42.17.962, 42.17.963, 42.17.964, 42.17.965, and 42.17.966; repealing RCW 42.17.131, 42.17.362, 42.17.365, 42.17.375, 42.17.465, 42.17.467, 42.17.469, 42.17.471, 42.17.562, 42.17.620, and 42.17.647; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 101   RCW 42.17.020 and 2008 c 6 s 201 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Actual malice" means to act with knowledge of falsity or with reckless disregard as to truth or falsity.
     (2) "Agency" includes all state agencies and all local agencies. "State agency" includes every state office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other state agency. "Local agency" includes every county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or special purpose district, or any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local public agency.
     (3) "Authorized committee" means the political committee authorized by a candidate, or by the public official against whom recall charges have been filed, to accept contributions or make expenditures on behalf of the candidate or public official.
     (4) "Ballot proposition" means any "measure" as defined by RCW 29A.04.091, or any initiative, recall, or referendum proposition proposed to be submitted to the voters of the state or any municipal corporation, political subdivision, or other voting constituency from and after the time when the proposition has been initially filed with the appropriate election officer of that constituency ((prior to)) before its circulation for signatures.
     (5) "Benefit" means a commercial, proprietary, financial, economic, or monetary advantage, or the avoidance of a commercial, proprietary, financial, economic, or monetary disadvantage.
     (6) "Bona fide political party" means:
     (a) An organization that has ((filed a valid certificate of nomination with)) been recognized as a minor political party by the secretary of state ((under chapter 29A.20 RCW))));
     (b) The governing body of the state organization of a major political party, as defined in RCW 29A.04.086, that is the body authorized by the charter or bylaws of the party to exercise authority on behalf of the state party; or
     (c) The county central committee or legislative district committee of a major political party. There may be only one legislative district committee for each party in each legislative district.
     (7) "Depository" means a bank ((designated by a candidate or political committee pursuant to RCW 42.17.050)), mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union doing business in this state.
     (8) "Treasurer" and "deputy treasurer" mean the individuals appointed by a candidate or political committee, pursuant to RCW 42.17.050 (as recodified by this act), to perform the duties specified in that section.
     (9) "Candidate" means any individual who seeks nomination for election or election to public office. An individual seeks nomination or election when he or she first:
     (a) Receives contributions or makes expenditures or reserves space or facilities with intent to promote his or her candidacy for office;
     (b) Announces publicly or files for office;
     (c) Purchases commercial advertising space or broadcast time to promote his or her candidacy; or
     (d) Gives his or her consent to another person to take on behalf of the individual any of the actions in (a) or (c) of this subsection.
     (10) "Caucus political committee" means a political committee organized and maintained by the members of a major political party in the state senate or state house of representatives.
     (11) "Commercial advertiser" means any person who sells the service of communicating messages or producing printed material for broadcast or distribution to the general public or segments of the general public whether through the use of newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, billboard companies, direct mail advertising companies, printing companies, or otherwise.
     (12) "Commission" means the agency established under RCW 42.17.350 (as recodified by this act).
     (13) "Compensation" unless the context requires a narrower meaning, includes payment in any form for real or personal property or services of any kind((: PROVIDED, That)). For the purpose of compliance with RCW 42.17.241 (as recodified by this act), ((the term)) "compensation" ((shall)) does not include per diem allowances or other payments made by a governmental entity to reimburse a public official for expenses incurred while the official is engaged in the official business of the governmental entity.
     (14) "Continuing political committee" means a political committee that is an organization of continuing existence not established in anticipation of any particular election campaign.
     (15)(a) "Contribution" includes:
     (i) A loan, gift, deposit, subscription, forgiveness of indebtedness, donation, advance, pledge, payment, transfer of funds between political committees, or anything of value, including personal and professional services for less than full consideration;
     (ii) An expenditure made by a person in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, a political committee, the person or persons named on the candidate's or committee's registration form who direct expenditures on behalf of the candidate or committee, or their agents;
     (iii) The financing by a person of the dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of broadcast, written, graphic, or other form of political advertising or electioneering communication prepared by a candidate, a political committee, or its authorized agent;
     (iv) Sums paid for tickets to fund-raising events such as dinners and parties, except for the actual cost of the consumables furnished at the event.
     (b) "Contribution" does not include:
     (i) Standard interest on money deposited in a political committee's account;
     (ii) Ordinary home hospitality;
     (iii) A contribution received by a candidate or political committee that is returned to the contributor within five business days of the date on which it is received by the candidate or political committee;
     (iv) A news item, feature, commentary, or editorial in a regularly scheduled news medium that is of primary interest to the general public, that is in a news medium controlled by a person whose business is that news medium, and that is not controlled by a candidate or a political committee;
     (v) An internal political communication primarily limited to the members of or contributors to a political party organization or political committee, or to the officers, management staff, or stockholders of a corporation or similar enterprise, or to the members of a labor organization or other membership organization;
     (vi) The rendering of personal services of the sort commonly performed by volunteer campaign workers, or incidental expenses personally incurred by volunteer campaign workers not in excess of fifty dollars personally paid for by the worker. "Volunteer services," for the purposes of this ((section)) subsection, means services or labor for which the individual is not compensated by any person;
     (vii) Messages in the form of reader boards, banners, or yard or window signs displayed on a person's own property or property occupied by a person. However, a facility used for such political advertising for which a rental charge is normally made must be reported as an in-kind contribution and counts towards any applicable contribution limit of the person providing the facility;
     (viii) Legal or accounting services rendered to or on behalf of:
     (A) A political party or caucus political committee if the person paying for the services is the regular employer of the person rendering such services; or
     (B) A candidate or an authorized committee if the person paying for the services is the regular employer of the individual rendering the services and if the services are solely for the purpose of ensuring compliance with state election or public disclosure laws; or
     (ix) The performance of ministerial functions by a person on behalf of two or more candidates or political committees either as volunteer services defined in (b)(vi) of this subsection or for payment by the candidate or political committee for whom the services are performed as long as:
     (A) The person performs solely ministerial functions;
     (B) A person who is paid by two or more candidates or political committees is identified by the candidates and political committees on whose behalf services are performed as part of their respective statements of organization under RCW 42.17.040 (as recodified by this act); and
     (C) The person does not disclose, except as required by law, any information regarding a candidate's or committee's plans, projects, activities, or needs, or regarding a candidate's or committee's contributions or expenditures that is not already publicly available from campaign reports filed with the commission, or otherwise engage in activity that constitutes a contribution under (a)(ii) of this subsection.
     A person who performs ministerial functions under this subsection (15)(b)(ix) is not considered an agent of the candidate or committee as long as he or she has no authority to authorize expenditures or make decisions on behalf of the candidate or committee.
     (c) Contributions other than money or its equivalent are deemed to have a monetary value equivalent to the fair market value of the contribution. Services or property or rights furnished at less than their fair market value for the purpose of assisting any candidate or political committee are deemed a contribution. Such a contribution must be reported as an in-kind contribution at its fair market value and counts towards any applicable contribution limit of the provider.
     (16) "Elected official" means any person elected at a general or special election to any public office, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy in any such office.
     (17) "Election" includes any primary, general, or special election for public office and any election in which a ballot proposition is submitted to the voters((: PROVIDED, That)). An election in which the qualifications for voting include other than those requirements set forth in Article VI, section 1 (Amendment 63) of the Constitution of the state of Washington shall not be considered an election for purposes of this chapter.
     (18) "Election campaign" means any campaign in support of or in opposition to a candidate for election to public office and any campaign in support of, or in opposition to, a ballot proposition.
     (19) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day of January after the date of the last previous general election for the office that the candidate seeks and ending on December 31st after the next election for the office. In the case of a special election to fill a vacancy in an office, "election cycle" means the period beginning on the day the vacancy occurs and ending on December 31st after the special election.
     (20) "Electioneering communication" means any broadcast, cable, or satellite television or radio transmission, United States postal service mailing, billboard, newspaper, or periodical that:
     (a) Clearly identifies a candidate for a state, local, or judicial office either by specifically naming the candidate, or identifying the candidate without using the candidate's name;
     (b) Is broadcast, transmitted, mailed, erected, distributed, or otherwise published within sixty days before any election for that office in the jurisdiction in which the candidate is seeking election; and
     (c) Either alone, or in combination with one or more communications identifying the candidate by the same sponsor during the sixty days before an election, has a fair market value of five thousand dollars or more.
     (21) "Electioneering communication" does not include:
     (a) Usual and customary advertising of a business owned by a candidate, even if the candidate is mentioned in the advertising when the candidate has been regularly mentioned in that advertising appearing at least twelve months preceding his or her becoming a candidate;
     (b) Advertising for candidate debates or forums when the advertising is paid for by or on behalf of the debate or forum sponsor, so long as two or more candidates for the same position have been invited to participate in the debate or forum;
     (c) A news item, feature, commentary, or editorial in a regularly scheduled news medium that is:
     (i) Of primary interest to the general public;
     (ii) In a news medium controlled by a person whose business is that news medium; and
     (iii) Not a medium controlled by a candidate or a political committee;
     (d) Slate cards and sample ballots;
     (e) Advertising for books, films, dissertations, or similar works (i) written by a candidate when the candidate entered into a contract for such publications or media at least twelve months before becoming a candidate, or (ii) written about a candidate;
     (f) Public service announcements;
     (g) A mailed internal political communication primarily limited to the members of or contributors to a political party organization or political committee, or to the officers, management staff, or stockholders of a corporation or similar enterprise, or to the members of a labor organization or other membership organization;
     (h) An expenditure by or contribution to the authorized committee of a candidate for state, local, or judicial office; or
     (i) Any other communication exempted by the commission through rule consistent with the intent of this chapter.
     (22) "Expenditure" includes a payment, contribution, subscription, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure. ((The term)) "Expenditure" also includes a promise to pay, a payment, or a transfer of anything of value in exchange for goods, services, property, facilities, or anything of value for the purpose of assisting, benefiting, or honoring any public official or candidate, or assisting in furthering or opposing any election campaign. For the purposes of this chapter, agreements to make expenditures, contracts, and promises to pay may be reported as estimated obligations until actual payment is made. ((The term)) "Expenditure" shall not include the partial or complete repayment by a candidate or political committee of the principal of a loan, the receipt of which loan has been properly reported.
     (23) "Final report" means the report described as a final report in RCW 42.17.080(2) (as recodified by this act).
     (24) "General election" for the purposes of RCW 42.17.640 (as recodified by this act) means the election that results in the election of a person to a state or local office. It does not include a primary.
     (25) "Gift((," is as defined))" has the definition in RCW 42.52.010.
     (26) "Immediate family" includes the spouse or domestic partner, dependent children, and other dependent relatives, if living in the household. For the purposes of ((RCW 42.17.640 through 42.17.790)) the definition of "intermediary" in this section, "immediate family" means an individual's spouse or domestic partner, and child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, half brother, sister, or half sister of the individual and the spouse or the domestic partner of any such person and a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, half brother, sister, or half sister of the individual's spouse or domestic partner and the spouse or the domestic partner of any such person.
     (27) "Incumbent" means a person who is in present possession of an elected office.
     (28) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure that has each of the following elements:
     (a) It is made in support of or in opposition to a candidate for office by a person who is not (i) a candidate for that office, (ii) an authorized committee of that candidate for that office, (iii) a person who has received the candidate's encouragement or approval to make the expenditure, if the expenditure pays in whole or in part for political advertising supporting that candidate or promoting the defeat of any other candidate or candidates for that office, or (iv) a person with whom the candidate has collaborated for the purpose of making the expenditure, if the expenditure pays in whole or in part for political advertising supporting that candidate or promoting the defeat of any other candidate or candidates for that office;
     (b) The expenditure pays in whole or in part for political advertising that either specifically names the candidate supported or opposed, or clearly and beyond any doubt identifies the candidate without using the candidate's name; and
     (c) The expenditure, alone or in conjunction with another expenditure or other expenditures of the same person in support of or opposition to that candidate, has a value of ((five)) eight hundred dollars or more. A series of expenditures, each of which is under ((five)) eight hundred dollars, constitutes one independent expenditure if their cumulative value is ((five)) eight hundred dollars or more.
     (29)(a) "Intermediary" means an individual who transmits a contribution to a candidate or committee from another person unless the contribution is from the individual's employer, immediate family ((as defined for purposes of RCW 42.17.640 through 42.17.790)), or an association to which the individual belongs.
     (b) A treasurer or a candidate is not an intermediary for purposes of the committee that the treasurer or candidate serves.
     (c) A professional fund-raiser is not an intermediary if the fund-raiser is compensated for fund-raising services at the usual and customary rate.
     (d) A volunteer hosting a fund-raising event at the individual's home is not an intermediary for purposes of that event.
     (30) "Legislation" means bills, resolutions, motions, amendments, nominations, and other matters pending or proposed in either house of the state legislature, and includes any other matter that may be the subject of action by either house or any committee of the legislature and all bills and resolutions that, having passed both houses, are pending approval by the governor.
     (31) "Lobby" and "lobbying" each mean attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, or the adoption or rejection of any rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state agency under the state administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. Neither "lobby" nor "lobbying" includes an association's or other organization's act of communicating with the members of that association or organization.
     (32) "Lobbyist" includes any person who lobbies either in his or her own or another's behalf.
     (33) "Lobbyist's employer" means the person or persons by whom a lobbyist is employed and all persons by whom he or she is compensated for acting as a lobbyist.
     (34) "Ministerial functions" means an act or duty carried out as part of the duties of an administrative office without exercise of personal judgment or discretion.
     (35) "Participate" means that, with respect to a particular election, an entity:
     (a) Makes either a monetary or in-kind contribution to a candidate;
     (b) Makes an independent expenditure or electioneering communication in support of or opposition to a candidate;
     (c) Endorses a candidate ((prior to)) before contributions ((being)) are made by a subsidiary corporation or local unit with respect to that candidate or that candidate's opponent;
     (d) Makes a recommendation regarding whether a candidate should be supported or opposed ((prior to)) before a contribution ((being)) is made by a subsidiary corporation or local unit with respect to that candidate or that candidate's opponent; or
     (e) Directly or indirectly collaborates or consults with a subsidiary corporation or local unit on matters relating to the support of or opposition to a candidate, including, but not limited to, the amount of a contribution, when a contribution should be given, and what assistance, services or independent expenditures, or electioneering communications, if any, will be made or should be made in support of or opposition to a candidate.
     (36) "Person" includes an individual, partnership, joint venture, public or private corporation, association, federal, state, or local governmental entity or agency however constituted, candidate, committee, political committee, political party, executive committee thereof, or any other organization or group of persons, however organized.
     (37) (("Person in interest" means the person who is the subject of a record or any representative designated by that person, except that if that person is under a legal disability, the term "person in interest" means and includes the parent or duly appointed legal representative.
     (38))) "Political advertising" includes any advertising displays, newspaper ads, billboards, signs, brochures, articles, tabloids, flyers, letters, radio or television presentations, or other means of mass communication, used for the purpose of appealing, directly or indirectly, for votes or for financial or other support or opposition in any election campaign.
     (((39))) (38) "Political committee" means any person (except a candidate or an individual dealing with his or her own funds or property) having the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures in support of, or opposition to, any candidate or any ballot proposition.
     (((40))) (39) "Primary" for the purposes of RCW 42.17.640 (as recodified by this act) means the procedure for nominating a candidate to state or local office under chapter 29A.52 RCW or any other primary for an election that uses, in large measure, the procedures established in chapter 29A.52 RCW.
     (((41))) (40) "Public office" means any federal, state, judicial, county, city, town, school district, port district, special district, or other state political subdivision elective office.
     (((42))) (41) "Public record" ((includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics. For the office of the secretary of the senate and the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives, public records means legislative records as defined in RCW 40.14.100 and also means the following: All budget and financial records; personnel leave, travel, and payroll records; records of legislative sessions; reports submitted to the legislature; and any other record designated a public record by any official action of the senate or the house of representatives)) has the definition in RCW 42.56.010.
     (((43))) (42) "Recall campaign" means the period of time beginning on the date of the filing of recall charges under RCW 29A.56.120 and ending thirty days after the recall election.
     (((44))) (43) "Sponsor of an electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or political advertising" means the person paying for the electioneering communication, independent expenditure, or political advertising. If a person acts as an agent for another or is reimbursed by another for the payment, the original source of the payment is the sponsor.
     (((45) "State)) (44) "Legislative office" means the office of a member of the state house of representatives or the office of a member of the state senate.
     (((46))) (45) "State office" means state legislative office or the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, commissioner of public lands, insurance commissioner, superintendent of public instruction, state auditor, or state treasurer.
     (((47))) (46) "State official" means a person who holds a state office.
     (((48))) (47) "Surplus funds" mean, in the case of a political committee or candidate, the balance of contributions that remain in the possession or control of that committee or candidate subsequent to the election for which the contributions were received, and that are in excess of the amount necessary to pay remaining debts incurred by the committee or candidate ((prior)) with respect to that election. In the case of a continuing political committee, "surplus funds" mean those contributions remaining in the possession or control of the committee that are in excess of the amount necessary to pay all remaining debts when it makes its final report under RCW 42.17.065 (as recodified by this act).
     (((49) "Writing" means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording any form of communication or representation, including, but not limited to, letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, motion picture, film and video recordings, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, diskettes, sound recordings, and other documents including existing data compilations from which information may be obtained or translated.
     As used in this chapter, the singular shall take the plural and any gender, the other, as the context requires.))

Sec. 201   RCW 42.17.367 and 1999 c 401 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((By February 1, 2000,)) The commission shall operate a web site or contract for the operation of a web site that allows access to reports, copies of reports, or copies of data and information submitted in reports, filed with the commission under RCW 42.17.040, 42.17.065, 42.17.080, 42.17.100, ((and)) 42.17.105, 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, and 42.17,180 (as recodified by this act). ((By January 1, 2001, the web site shall allow access to reports, copies of reports, or copies of data and information submitted in reports, filed with the commission under RCW 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, and 42.17.180.)) In addition, the commission shall attempt to make available via the web site other public records submitted to or generated by the commission that are required by this chapter to be available for public use or inspection.

Sec. 202   RCW 42.17.369 and 2000 c 237 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((By July 1, 1999,)) The commission shall make available to candidates, public officials, and political committees that are required to file reports under this chapter an electronic filing alternative for submitting financial affairs reports, contribution reports, and expenditure reports((, including but not limited to filing by diskette, modem, satellite, or the Internet)).
     (2) ((By January 1, 2002,)) The commission shall make available to lobbyists and lobbyists' employers required to file reports under RCW 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, or 42.17.180 (as recodified by this act) an electronic filing alternative for submitting these reports ((including but not limited to filing by diskette, modem, satellite, or the Internet)).
     (3) The commission shall make available to candidates, public officials, political committees, lobbyists, and lobbyists' employers an electronic copy of the appropriate reporting forms at no charge.

Sec. 203   RCW 42.17.461 and 2000 c 237 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1))) The commission shall establish goals that all reports, copies of reports, or copies of the data or information included in reports, filed under RCW 42.17.040, 42.17.065, 42.17.080, 42.17.100, 42.17.105, 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, and 42.17.180 (as recodified by this act), that are:
     (((a) Submitted using the commission's electronic filing system shall be accessible in the commission's office within two business days of the commission's receipt of the report and shall be accessible on the commission's web site within seven business days of the commission's receipt of the report; and
     (b) Submitted in any format or using any method other than as described in (a) of this subsection, shall be accessible in the commission's office within four business days of the actual physical receipt of the report, and not the technical date of filing as provided under RCW 42.17.420, and shall be accessible on the commission's web site within fourteen business days of the actual physical receipt of the report, and not the technical date of filing as provided under RCW 42.17.420, as specified in rule adopted by the commission.
     (2) On January 1, 2001, or shortly thereafter, the commission shall revise these goals to reflect that all reports, copies of reports, or copies of the data or information included in reports, filed under RCW 42.17.040, 42.17.065, 42.17.080, 42.17.100, 42.17.105, 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, and 42.17.180, that are:
     (a) Submitted using the commission's electronic filing system shall be accessible in the commission's office within two business days of the commission's receipt of the report and on the commission's web site within four business days of the commission's receipt of the report; and
     (b) Submitted in any format or using any method other than as described in (a) of this subsection, shall be accessible in the commission's office within four business days of the actual physical receipt of the report, and not the technical date of filing as provided under RCW 42.17.420, and on the commission's web site within seven business days of the actual physical receipt of the report, and not the technical date of filing as provided under RCW 42.17.420, as specified in rule adopted by the commission.
     (3) On January 1, 2002, or shortly thereafter, the commission shall revise these goals to reflect that all reports, copies of reports, or copies of the data or information included in reports, filed under RCW 42.17.040, 42.17.065, 42.17.080, 42.17.100, 42.17.105, 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, and 42.17.180, that are:
     (a))) (1) Submitted using the commission's electronic filing system must be accessible in the commission's office and on the commission's web site within two business days of the commission's receipt of the report; and
     (((b))) (2) Submitted ((in any format or using any method other than as described in (a) of this subsection,)) on paper must be accessible in the commission's office and on the commission's web site within four business days of the actual physical receipt of the report, and not the technical date of filing as provided under RCW 42.17.420 (as recodified by this act), as specified in rule adopted by the commission.

Sec. 204   RCW 42.17.463 and 1999 c 401 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     By July 1st of each year ((beginning in 2000)), the commission shall calculate the following performance measures, provide a copy of the performance measures to the governor and appropriate legislative committees, and make the performance measures available to the public:
     (1) The average number of days that elapse between the commission's receipt of reports filed under RCW 42.17.040, 42.17.065, 42.17.080, and 42.17.100 (as recodified by this act) and the time that the report, a copy of the report, or a copy of the data or information included in the report, is first accessible to the general public (a) in the commission's office, and (b) via the commission's web site;
     (2) The average number of days that elapse between the commission's receipt of reports filed under RCW 42.17.105 (as recodified by this act) and the time that the report, a copy of the report, or a copy of the data or information included in the report, is first accessible to the general public (a) in the commission's office, and (b) via the commission's web site;
     (3) The average number of days that elapse between the commission's receipt of reports filed under RCW 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, and 42.17.180 (as recodified by this act) and the time that the report, a copy of the report, or a copy of the data or information included in the report, is first accessible to the general public (a) in the commission's office, and (b) via the commission's web site;
     (4) The percentage of candidates, categorized as statewide, ((state)) legislative, or local, that have used each of the following methods to file reports under RCW 42.17.080 or 42.17.105 (as recodified by this act): (a) Hard copy paper format; (((b) electronic format via diskette; (c) electronic format via modem or satellite; (d))) or (b) electronic format via the Internet; ((and (e) any other format or method;))
     (5) The percentage of continuing political committees that have used each of the following methods to file reports under RCW 42.17.065 or 42.17.105 (as recodified by this act): (a) Hard copy paper format; (((b) electronic format via diskette; (c) electronic format via modem or satellite; (d))) or (b) electronic format via the Internet; ((and (e) any other format or method;)) and
     (6) The percentage of lobbyists and lobbyists' employers that have used each of the following methods to file reports under RCW 42.17.150, 42.17.170, 42.17.175, or 42.17.180 (as recodified by this act): (a) Hard copy paper format; (((b) electronic format via diskette; (c) electronic format via modem or satellite; (d))) or (b) electronic format via the Internet((; and (e) any other format or method)).

Sec. 301   RCW 42.17.350 and 1998 c 30 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((There is hereby established a ")) The public disclosure commission((" which)) is established. The commission shall be composed of five members ((who shall be)) appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate. All appointees shall be persons of the highest integrity and qualifications. No more than three members shall have an identification with the same political party.
     (2) The term of each member shall be five years. No member is eligible for appointment to more than one full term. Any member may be removed by the governor, but only upon grounds of neglect of duty or misconduct in office.
     (3) During his or her tenure, a member of the commission is prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities, either within or outside the state of Washington:
     (a) Holding or campaigning for elective office;
     (b) Serving as an officer of any political party or political committee;
     (c) Permitting his or her name to be used in support of or in opposition to a candidate or proposition;
     (d) Soliciting or making contributions to a candidate or in support of or in opposition to any candidate or proposition;
     (e) Participating in any way in any election campaign; or
     (f) Lobbying, employing, or assisting a lobbyist, except that a member or the staff of the commission may lobby to the limited extent permitted by RCW 42.17.190 (as recodified by this act) on matters directly affecting this chapter.
     (4) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled within thirty days of the vacancy by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and the appointee shall serve for the remaining term of his or her predecessor. A vacancy shall not impair the powers of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the commission.
     (5) Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall elect its own chair and adopt its own rules of procedure in the manner provided in chapter 34.05 RCW.
     (6) Members shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 and ((in addition)) shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the commission as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. The compensation provided pursuant to this section shall not be considered salary for purposes of the provisions of any retirement system created ((pursuant to)) under the ((general)) laws of this state.

Sec. 302   RCW 42.17.360 and 1973 c 1 s 36 are each amended to read as follows:
     The commission shall:
     (1) Develop and provide forms for the reports and statements required to be made under this chapter;
     (2) Prepare and publish a manual setting forth recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting for use by persons required to make reports and statements under this chapter;
     (3) Compile and maintain a current list of all filed reports and statements;
     (4) Investigate whether properly completed statements and reports have been filed within the times required by this chapter;
     (5) Upon complaint or upon its own motion, investigate and report apparent violations of this chapter to the appropriate law enforcement authorities;
     (6) Conduct a sufficient number of audits and field investigations to provide a statistically valid finding regarding the degree of compliance with the provisions of this chapter by all required filers. Any documents, records, reports, computer files, papers, or materials provided to the commission for use in conducting audits and investigations must be returned to the candidate, campaign, or political committee from which they were received within one week of the commission's completion of an audit or field investigation;
     (7) Prepare and publish an annual report to the governor as to the effectiveness of this chapter and its enforcement by appropriate law enforcement authorities; ((and
     (7))) (8) Enforce this chapter according to the powers granted it by law;
     (9) Adopt rules governing the arrangement, handling, indexing, and disclosing of those reports required by this chapter to be filed with a county auditor or county elections official. The rules shall:
     (a) Ensure ease of access by the public to the reports; and
     (b) Include, but not be limited to, requirements for indexing the reports by the names of candidates or political committees and by the ballot proposition for or against which a political committee is receiving contributions or making expenditures;
     (10) Adopt rules to carry out the policies of chapter 348, Laws of 2006. The adoption of these rules is not subject to the time restrictions of RCW 42.17.370(1) (as recodified by this act);
     (11) Adopt administrative rules establishing requirements for filer participation in any system designed and implemented by the commission for the electronic filing of reports; and
     (12) Maintain and make available to the public and political committees of this state a toll-free telephone number.

Sec. 303   RCW 42.17.370 and 1995 c 397 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     The commission ((is empowered to)) may:
     (1) Adopt, ((promulgate,)) amend, and rescind suitable administrative rules to carry out the policies and purposes of this chapter, which rules shall be adopted under chapter 34.05 RCW. Any rule relating to campaign finance, political advertising, or related forms that would otherwise take effect after June 30th of a general election year shall take effect no earlier than the day following the general election in that year;
     (2) Appoint an executive director and set, within the limits established by the state committee on agency officials' salaries under RCW 43.03.028, the executive director's compensation ((of an executive director who)). The executive director shall perform such duties and have such powers as the commission may prescribe and delegate to implement and enforce this chapter efficiently and effectively. The commission shall not delegate its authority to adopt, amend, or rescind rules nor ((shall)) may it delegate authority to determine whether an actual violation of this chapter has occurred or to assess penalties for such violations;
     (3) Prepare and publish ((such)) reports and technical studies as in its judgment will tend to promote the purposes of this chapter, including reports and statistics concerning campaign financing, lobbying, financial interests of elected officials, and enforcement of this chapter;
     (4) ((Make from time to time, on its own motion)) Conduct, as it deems appropriate, audits and field investigations;
     (5) Make public the time and date of any formal hearing set to determine whether a violation has occurred, the question or questions to be considered, and the results thereof;
     (6) Administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, and compel attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any ((books, papers, correspondence, memorandums, or other)) records relevant ((or material for the purpose of)) to any investigation authorized under this chapter, or any other proceeding under this chapter;
     (7) Adopt ((and promulgate)) a code of fair campaign practices;
     (8) ((Relieve, by rule,)) Adopt rules relieving candidates or political committees of obligations to comply with the election campaign provisions of this chapter ((relating to election campaigns)), if they have not received contributions nor made expenditures in connection with any election campaign of more than ((one)) five thousand dollars;
     (9) Adopt rules prescribing reasonable requirements for keeping accounts of, and reporting on a quarterly basis, costs incurred by state agencies, counties, cities, and other municipalities and political subdivisions in preparing, publishing, and distributing legislative information. ((The term)) For the purposes of this subsection, "legislative information((,))" ((for the purposes of this subsection,)) means books, pamphlets, reports, and other materials prepared, published, or distributed at substantial cost, a substantial purpose of which is to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation. The state auditor in his or her regular examination of each agency under chapter 43.09 RCW shall review the rules, accounts, and reports and make appropriate findings, comments, and recommendations ((in his or her examination reports)) concerning those agencies; and
     (10) ((After hearing, by order approved and ratified by a majority of the membership of the commission, suspend or modify any of the reporting requirements of this chapter in a particular case if it finds that literal application of this chapter works a manifestly unreasonable hardship and if it also finds that the suspension or modification will not frustrate the purposes of the chapter. The commission shall find that a manifestly unreasonable hardship exists if reporting the name of an entity required to be reported under RCW 42.17.241(1)(g)(ii) would be likely to adversely affect the competitive position of any entity in which the person filing the report or any member of his or her immediate family holds any office, directorship, general partnership interest, or an ownership interest of ten percent or more. Any suspension or modification shall be only to the extent necessary to substantially relieve the hardship. The commission shall act to suspend or modify any reporting requirements only if it determines that facts exist that are clear and convincing proof of the findings required under this section. Requests for renewals of reporting modifications may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding as set forth in RCW 34.05.482 through 34.05.494 and in accordance with the standards established in this section. No initial request may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding and no request for renewal may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding if the initial request was granted more than three years previously or if the applicant is holding an office or position of employment different from the office or position held when the initial request was granted. The commission shall adopt administrative rules governing the proceedings. Any citizen has standing to bring an action in Thurston county superior court to contest the propriety of any order entered under this section within one year from the date of the entry of the order; and
     (11) Revise, at least once every five years but no more often than every two years, the monetary reporting thresholds and reporting code values of this chapter. The revisions shall be only for the purpose of recognizing economic changes as reflected by an inflationary index recommended by the office of financial management. The revisions shall be guided by the change in the index for the period commencing with the month of December preceding the last revision and concluding with the month of December preceding the month the revision is adopted. As to each of the three general categories of this chapter (reports of campaign finance, reports of lobbyist activity, and reports of the financial affairs of elected and appointed officials), the revisions shall equally affect all thresholds within each category. Revisions shall be adopted as rules under chapter 34.05 RCW. The first revision authorized by this subsection shall reflect economic changes from the time of the last legislative enactment affecting the respective code or threshold through December 1985;
     (12))) Develop and provide to filers a system for certification of reports required under this chapter which are transmitted by facsimile or electronically to the commission. Implementation of the program is contingent on the availability of funds.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 304   SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (1) The commission may suspend or modify any of the reporting requirements of this chapter if it finds that literal application of this chapter works a manifestly unreasonable hardship in a particular case and the suspension or modification will not frustrate the purposes of this chapter. The commission may suspend or modify reporting requirements only after a hearing is held and the suspension or modification receives approval from a majority of the commission. The commission shall act to suspend or modify any reporting requirements:
     (a) Only if it determines that facts exist that are clear and convincing proof of the findings required under this section; and
     (b) Only to the extent necessary to substantially relieve the hardship.
     (2) A manifestly unreasonable hardship exists if reporting the name of an entity required to be reported under RCW 42.17.241(1)(g)(ii) (as recodified by this act) would be likely to adversely affect the competitive position of any entity in which the person filing the report, or any member of his or her immediate family, holds any office, directorship, general partnership interest, or an ownership interest of ten percent or more.
     (3) Requests for renewals of reporting modifications may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding as set forth in RCW 34.05.482 through 34.05.494 and in accordance with the standards established in this section. No initial request may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding. No request for renewal may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding if the initial request was granted more than three years previously or if the applicant is holding an office or position of employment different from the office or position held when the initial request was granted.
     (4) Any citizen has standing to bring an action in Thurston county superior court to contest the propriety of any order entered under this section within one year from the date of the entry of the order.
     (5) The commission shall adopt rules governing the proceedings.

Sec. 305   RCW 42.17.690 and 1993 c 2 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) At the beginning of each even-numbered calendar year, the commission shall increase or decrease ((all)) the dollar amounts in ((this chapter)) RCW 42.17.020(28), 42.17.125(3), 42.17.180(1), 42.17.640, 42.17.645, and 42.17.740 (as recodified by this act) based on changes in economic conditions as reflected in the inflationary index ((used by the commission under RCW 42.17.370)) recommended by the office of financial management. The new dollar amounts established by the commission under this section shall be rounded off ((by the commission)) to amounts as judged most convenient for public understanding and so as to be within ten percent of the target amount equal to the base amount provided in this chapter multiplied by the increase in the inflationary index since ((December 3, 1992)) July 2008.
     (2) The commission may revise, at least once every five years but no more often than every two years, the monetary reporting thresholds and reporting code values of this chapter. The revisions shall be only for the purpose of recognizing economic changes as reflected by an inflationary index recommended by the office of financial management. The revisions shall be guided by the change in the index for the period commencing with the month of December preceding the last revision and concluding with the month of December preceding the month the revision is adopted. As to each of the three general categories of this chapter, reports of campaign finance, reports of lobbyist activity, and reports of the financial affairs of elected and appointed officials, the revisions shall equally affect all thresholds within each category. The revisions authorized by this subsection shall reflect economic changes from the time of the last legislative enactment affecting the respective code or threshold.
     (3) Revisions made in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be adopted as rules under chapter 34.05 RCW.

Sec. 306   RCW 42.17.380 and 1982 c 35 s 196 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The office of the secretary of state shall be designated as a place where the public may file papers or correspond with the commission and receive any form or instruction from the commission.
     (2))) The attorney general, through his or her office, shall ((supply such)) provide assistance as ((the commission may require in order)) required by the commission to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The commission may employ attorneys who are neither the attorney general nor an assistant attorney general to carry out any function of the attorney general prescribed in this chapter.

Sec. 307   RCW 42.17.405 and 2006 c 240 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (7) of this section, the reporting provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
     (a) Candidates, elected officials, and agencies in political subdivisions with less than one thousand registered voters as of the date of the most recent general election in the jurisdiction((, to));
     (b) Political committees formed to support or oppose candidates or ballot propositions in such political subdivisions((,)); or ((to))
     (c) Persons making independent expenditures in support of or opposition to such ballot propositions.
     (2) The reporting provisions of this chapter apply in any exempt political subdivision from which a "petition for disclosure" containing the valid signatures of fifteen percent of the number of registered voters, as of the date of the most recent general election in the political subdivision, is filed with the commission. The commission shall by rule prescribe the form of the petition. After the signatures are gathered, the petition shall be presented to the auditor or elections officer of the county, or counties, in which the political subdivision is located. The auditor or elections officer shall verify the signatures and certify to the commission that the petition contains no less than the required number of valid signatures. The commission, upon receipt of a valid petition, shall order every known affected person in the political subdivision to file the initially required statement and reports within fourteen days of the date of the order.
     (3) The reporting provisions of this chapter apply in any exempt political subdivision that by ordinance, resolution, or other official action has petitioned the commission to make the provisions applicable to elected officials and candidates of the exempt political subdivision. A copy of the action shall be sent to the commission. If the commission finds the petition to be a valid action of the appropriate governing body or authority, the commission shall order every known affected person in the political subdivision to file the initially required statement and reports within fourteen days of the date of the order.
     (4) The commission shall void any order issued by it pursuant to subsection (2) or (3) of this section when, at least four years after issuing the order, the commission is presented a petition or official action so requesting from the affected political subdivision. Such petition or official action shall meet the respective requirements of subsection (2) or (3) of this section.
     (5) Any petition for disclosure, ordinance, resolution, or official action of an agency petitioning the commission to void the exemption in RCW 42.17.030(3) (as recodified by this act) shall not be considered unless it has been filed with the commission:
     (a) In the case of a ballot measure, at least sixty days before the date of any election in which campaign finance reporting is to be required;
     (b) In the case of a candidate, at least sixty days before the first day on which a person may file a declaration of candidacy for any election in which campaign finance reporting is to be required.
     (6) Any person exempted from reporting under this chapter may at his or her option file the statement and reports.
     (7) The reporting provisions of this chapter apply to a candidate in any political subdivision if the candidate receives or expects to receive five thousand dollars or more in contributions.

Sec. 308   RCW 42.17.420 and 1999 c 401 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ((when)) the date of receipt of any properly addressed application, report, statement, notice, or payment required to be made under the provisions of this chapter ((has been deposited postpaid in the United States mail properly addressed, it shall be deemed to have been received on the date of mailing. It shall be presumed that)) is the date shown by the post office cancellation mark on the envelope ((is the date of mailing)) of the submitted material. The provisions of this section do not apply to reports required to be delivered under RCW 42.17.105 and 42.17.175 (as recodified by this act).
     (2) When a report is filed electronically with the commission, it is deemed to have been received on the file transfer date. The commission shall notify the filer of receipt of the electronically filed report. Such notification may be sent by mail, facsimile, or electronic mail. If the notification of receipt of the electronically filed report is not received by the filer, the filer may offer his or her own proof of sending the report, and such proof shall be treated as if it were a receipt sent by the commission. Electronic filing may be used for purposes of filing the special reports required to be delivered under RCW 42.17.105 and 42.17.175 (as recodified by this act).

     *Sec. 309   RCW 42.17.450 and 1973 c 1 s 45 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((Persons with whom statements or reports or copies of statements or reports are required to be filed under this chapter)) (1) County auditors and county elections officials shall preserve ((them)) filed statements or reports for not less than six years.
     (2) The commission((, however,)) shall preserve ((such)) filed statements or reports for not less than ten years.
     *Sec. 309 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.

Sec. 401   RCW 42.17.030 and 2006 c 240 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The provisions of this chapter relating to the financing of election campaigns shall apply in all election campaigns other than (1) for precinct committee officer; (2) for a federal elective office; and (3) for an office of a political subdivision of the state that does not encompass a whole county and that contains fewer than five thousand registered voters as of the date of the most recent general election in the subdivision, unless required by RCW 42.17.405 (2) through (5) and (7) (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 402   RCW 42.17.040 and 2007 c 358 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Every political committee((, within two weeks after its organization or, within two weeks after the date when it first has the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures in any election campaign, whichever is earlier,)) shall file a statement of organization with the commission and with the county auditor or elections officer of the county in which the candidate resides, or in the case of any other political committee, the county in which the treasurer resides. The statement must be filed within two weeks after organization or within two weeks after the date the committee first has the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures in any election campaign, whichever is earlier. A political committee organized within the last three weeks before an election and having the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures during and for that election campaign shall file a statement of organization within three business days after its organization or when it first has the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures in the election campaign.
     (2) The statement of organization shall include but not be limited to:
     (a) The name and address of the committee;
     (b) The names and addresses of all related or affiliated committees or other persons, and the nature of the relationship or affiliation;
     (c) The names, addresses, and titles of its officers; or if it has no officers, the names, addresses, and titles of its responsible leaders;
     (d) The name and address of its treasurer and depository;
     (e) A statement whether the committee is a continuing one;
     (f) The name, office sought, and party affiliation of each candidate whom the committee is supporting or opposing, and, if the committee is supporting the entire ticket of any party, the name of the party;
     (g) The ballot proposition concerned, if any, and whether the committee is in favor of or opposed to such proposition;
     (h) What distribution of surplus funds will be made, in accordance with RCW 42.17.095 (as recodified by this act), in the event of dissolution;
     (i) The street address of the place and the hours during which the committee will make available for public inspection its books of account and all reports filed in accordance with RCW 42.17.080 (as recodified by this act);
     (j) Such other information as the commission may by regulation prescribe, in keeping with the policies and purposes of this chapter;
     (k) The name, address, and title of any person who authorizes expenditures or makes decisions on behalf of the candidate or committee; and
     (l) The name, address, and title of any person who is paid by or is a volunteer for a candidate or political committee to perform ministerial functions and who performs ministerial functions on behalf of two or more candidates or committees.
     (3) Any material change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported to the commission and to the appropriate county elections officer within the ten days following the change.

Sec. 403   RCW 42.17.050 and 1989 c 280 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Each candidate, within two weeks after becoming a candidate, and each political committee, at the time it is required to file a statement of organization, shall designate and file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer the name((s)) and address((es)) of((:
     (a))) one legally competent individual, who may be the candidate, to serve as a treasurer((; and
     (b) A bank, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union doing business in this state to serve as depository and the name of the account or accounts maintained in it)).
     (2) A candidate, a political committee, or a treasurer may appoint as many deputy treasurers as is considered necessary and ((may designate not more than one additional depository in each other county in which the campaign is conducted. The candidate or political committee)) shall file the names and addresses of the deputy treasurers ((and additional depositories)) with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer.
     (3) ((A candidate may not knowingly establish, use, direct, or control more than one political committee for the purpose of supporting that candidate during a particular election campaign. This does not prohibit: (a) In addition to a candidate's having his or her own political committee, the candidate's participation in a political committee established to support a slate of candidates which includes the candidate; or (b) joint fund-raising efforts by candidates when a separate political committee is established for that purpose and all contributions are disbursed to and accounted for on a pro rata basis by the benefiting candidates.
     (4)))(a) A candidate or political committee may at any time remove a treasurer or deputy treasurer ((or change a designated depository)).
     (b) In the event of the death, resignation, removal, or change of a treasurer((,)) or deputy treasurer, ((or depository,)) the candidate or political committee shall designate and file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer the name and address of any successor.
     (((5))) (4) No treasurer((,)) or deputy treasurer((, or depository)) may be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter until his or her name and address is filed with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 404   DEPOSITORIES. Each candidate and each political committee shall designate and file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer the name and address of not more than one depository for each county in which the campaign is conducted in which the candidate's or political committee's accounts are maintained and the name of the account or accounts maintained in that depository on behalf of the candidate or political committee. The candidate or political committee may at any time change the designated depository and shall file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer the same information for the successor depository as for the original depository. The candidate or political committee may not be deemed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter until the information required for the depository is filed with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer.

Sec. 405   RCW 42.17.060 and 1989 c 280 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) All monetary contributions received by a candidate or political committee shall be deposited by the treasurer or deputy treasurer in a depository in an account established and designated for that purpose. Such deposits shall be made within five business days of receipt of the contribution.
     (2) Political committees ((which)) that support or oppose more than one candidate or ballot proposition, or exist for more than one purpose, may maintain multiple separate bank accounts within the same designated depository for such purpose((: PROVIDED, That)) only if:
     (a) Each such account ((shall)) bears the same name;
     (b) Each such account is followed by an appropriate designation ((which)) that accurately identifies its separate purpose((: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That)); and
     (c) Transfers of funds ((which)) that must be reported under RCW 42.17.090(1)(((d) may)) (e) (as recodified by this act) are not ((be)) made from more than one such account.
     (3) Nothing in this section prohibits a candidate or political committee from investing funds on hand in a depository in bonds, certificates, or tax-exempt securities, or in savings accounts or other similar instruments in financial institutions, or in mutual funds other than the depository((: PROVIDED, That)) but only if:
     (a) The commission and the appropriate county elections officer ((is)) are notified in writing of the initiation and the termination of the investment((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That)); and
     (b) The principal of such investment, when terminated together with all interest, dividends, and income derived from the investment ((are)), is deposited in the depository in the account from which the investment was made and properly reported to the commission and the appropriate county elections officer ((prior to)) before any further disposition or expenditure ((thereof)).
     (4) Accumulated unidentified contributions, other than those made by persons whose names must be maintained on a separate and private list by a political committee's treasurer pursuant to RCW 42.17.090(1)(b) (as recodified by this act), ((which total)) in excess of one percent of the total accumulated contributions received in the current calendar year, or three hundred dollars ((()), whichever is more(())), may not be deposited, used, or expended, but shall be returned to the donor((,)) if his or her identity can be ascertained. If the donor cannot be ascertained, the contribution shall escheat to the state((,)) and shall be paid to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.
     (((5) A contribution of more than fifty dollars in currency may not be accepted unless a receipt, signed by the contributor and by the candidate, treasurer, or deputy treasurer, is prepared and made a part of the campaign's or political committee's financial records.))

Sec. 406   RCW 42.17.065 and 2000 c 237 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to the provisions of this section, a continuing political committee shall file and report on the same conditions and at the same times as any other committee in accordance with the provisions of RCW 42.17.040, 42.17.050, and 42.17.060 (as recodified by this act).
     (2) A continuing political committee shall file ((with the commission and the auditor or elections officer of the county in which the committee maintains its office or headquarters and if there is no such office or headquarters then in the county in which the committee treasurer resides)) a report on the tenth day of ((the)) each month detailing ((its activities)) expenditures made and contributions received for the preceding calendar month ((in which the committee has received a contribution or made an expenditure: PROVIDED, That such)). This report ((shall)) need only be filed if either the total contributions received or total expenditures made since the last such report exceed two hundred dollars((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That after January 1, 2002, if the committee files with the commission electronically, it need not also file with the county auditor or elections officer)). The report must be filed with the commission and the auditor or elections officer of the county in which the committee maintains its office or headquarters. If the committee does not have an office or headquarters, the report must be filed in the county where the committee treasurer resides. However, if the committee files with the commission electronically, it need not also file with the county auditor or elections officer. The report shall be on a form supplied by the commission and shall include the following information:
     (a) The information required by RCW 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act);
     (b) Each expenditure made to retire previously accumulated debts of the committee((;)) identified by recipient, amount, and date of payments;
     (c) ((Such)) Other information ((as)) the commission shall prescribe by rule ((prescribe)).
     (3) If a continuing political committee ((shall)) makes a contribution in support of or in opposition to a candidate or ballot proposition within sixty days ((prior to)) before the date ((on which such)) that the candidate or ballot proposition will be voted upon, ((such continuing political)) the committee shall report pursuant to RCW 42.17.080 (as recodified by this act).
     (4) A continuing political committee shall file reports as required by this chapter until it is dissolved, at which time a final report shall be filed. Upon submitting a final report, the duties of the ((campaign)) treasurer shall cease and there shall be no obligation to make any further reports.
     (5) The ((campaign)) treasurer shall maintain books of account, current within five business days, that accurately ((reflecting)) reflect all contributions and expenditures ((on a current basis within five business days of receipt or expenditure)). During the eight days immediately preceding the date of any election((, for which)) that the committee has received any contributions or made any expenditures, the books of account shall be kept current within one business day and shall be open for public inspection in the same manner as provided for candidates and other political committees in RCW 42.17.080(5) (as recodified by this act).
     (6) All reports filed pursuant to this section shall be certified as correct by the ((campaign)) treasurer.
     (7) The ((campaign)) treasurer shall preserve books of account, bills, receipts, and all other financial records of the campaign or political committee for not less than five calendar years following the year during which the transaction occurred.

Sec. 407   RCW 42.17.067 and 1989 c 280 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Fund-raising activities ((which meet)) meeting the standards of subsection (2) of this section may be reported in accordance with the provisions of this section in lieu of reporting in accordance with RCW 42.17.080 (as recodified by this act).
     (2) Standards:
     (a) The activity consists of one or more of the following:
     (i) ((The retail)) A sale of goods or services sold at a reasonable approximation of the fair market value of each item or service ((sold at the activity)); or
     (ii) A gambling operation ((which)) that is licensed, conducted, or operated in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9.46 RCW; or
     (iii) A gathering where food and beverages are purchased((, where)) and the price of admission or the per person charge for the food and beverages is no more than twenty-five dollars; or
     (iv) A concert, dance, theater performance, or similar entertainment event ((where)) and the price of admission is no more than twenty-five dollars; or
     (v) An auction or similar sale ((where)) for which the total fair market value of items donated by any person ((for sale)) is no more than fifty dollars; and
     (b) No person responsible for receiving money at ((such)) the fund-raising activity knowingly accepts payments from a single person at or from such an activity to the candidate or committee aggregating more than fifty dollars unless the name and address of the person making ((such)) the payment, together with the amount paid to the candidate or committee, are disclosed in the report filed pursuant to subsection (6) of this section; and
     (c) ((Such)) Any other standards ((as shall be)) established by rule of the commission to prevent frustration of the purposes of this chapter.
     (3) All funds received from a fund-raising activity ((which)) that conforms with subsection (2) of this section ((shall)) must be deposited in the depository within five business days of receipt by the treasurer or deputy treasurer ((in the depository)).
     (4) At the time reports are required under RCW 42.17.080 (as recodified by this act), the treasurer or deputy treasurer making the deposit shall file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer a report of the fund-raising activity which ((shall)) must contain the following information:
     (a) The date of the activity;
     (b) A precise description of the fund-raising methods used in the activity; and
     (c) The total amount of cash receipts from persons, each of whom paid no more than fifty dollars.
     (5) The treasurer or deputy treasurer shall certify the report is correct.
     (6) The treasurer shall report pursuant to RCW 42.17.080 and 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act):
     (a) The name and address and the amount contributed ((of)) by each person ((who contributes)) contributing goods or services with a fair market value of more than fifty dollars to a fund-raising activity reported under subsection (4) of this section((,)); and
     (b) The name and address ((of)) and the amount paid by each person whose identity can be ascertained, ((and the amount paid, from whom were knowingly received payments)) who made a contribution to the candidate or committee aggregating more than fifty dollars at or from such a fund-raising activity.

Sec. 408   RCW 42.17.080 and 2008 c 73 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to the information required under RCW 42.17.040 and 42.17.050 (as recodified by this act), on the day the treasurer is designated, each candidate or political committee ((shall)) must file with the commission and the county auditor or elections officer of the county in which the candidate resides, or in the case of a political committee, the county in which the treasurer resides, ((in addition to any statement of organization required under RCW 42.17.040 or 42.17.050,)) a report of all contributions received and expenditures made prior to that date, if any.
     (2) ((At the following intervals)) Each treasurer shall file with the commission and the county auditor or elections officer of the county in which the candidate resides, or in the case of a political committee, the county in which the committee maintains its office or headquarters, ((and if there is no office or headquarters then)) or in the county in which the treasurer resides if there is no office or headquarters, a report containing the information required by RCW 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act) at the following intervals:
     (a) On the twenty-first day and the seventh day immediately preceding the date on which the election is held; ((and))
     (b) On the tenth day of the first month after the election; and
     (c) On the tenth day of each month in which no other reports are required to be filed under this section((: PROVIDED, That such report shall only be filed)) only if the committee has received a contribution or made an expenditure in the preceding calendar month and either the total contributions received or total expenditures made since the last such report exceed two hundred dollars.
     ((When there is no outstanding debt or obligation, and the campaign fund is closed, and the campaign is concluded in all respects, and in the case of a political committee, the committee has ceased to function and has dissolved, the treasurer shall file a final report. Upon submitting a final report, the duties of the treasurer shall cease and there shall be no obligation to make any further reports.))
     The report filed twenty-one days before the election shall report all contributions received and expenditures made as of the end of the one business day before the date of the report. The report filed seven days before the election shall report all contributions received and expenditures made as of the end of the one business day before the date of the report. Reports filed on the tenth day of the month shall report all contributions received and expenditures made from the closing date of the last report filed through the last day of the month preceding the date of the current report.
     (3) For the period beginning the first day of the fourth month preceding the date ((on which)) of the special election ((is held)), or for the period beginning the first day of the fifth month before the date ((on which)) of the general election ((is held)), and ending on the date of that special or general election, each Monday the treasurer shall file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer a report of each bank deposit made during the previous seven calendar days. The report shall contain the name of each person contributing the funds ((so deposited)) and the amount contributed by each person. However, ((contributions of)) persons who contribute no more than twenty-five dollars in the aggregate ((from any one person may be deposited without identifying the contributor)) are not required to be identified in the report. A copy of the report shall be retained by the treasurer for his or her records. In the event of deposits made by a deputy treasurer, the copy shall be forwarded to the treasurer for his or her records. Each report shall be certified as correct by the treasurer or deputy treasurer making the deposit.
     (4) If a city requires that candidates or committees for city offices file reports with a city agency, the candidate or treasurer ((so filing need not also)) complying with the requirement does not need to file the report with the county auditor or elections officer.
     (5) The treasurer or candidate shall maintain books of account accurately reflecting all contributions and expenditures on a current basis within five business days of receipt or expenditure. During the eight days immediately preceding the date of the election the books of account shall be kept current within one business day. As specified in the committee's statement of organization filed under RCW 42.17.040 (as recodified by this act), the books of account must be open for public inspection by appointment at the designated place for inspections between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on any day from the eighth day immediately before the election through the day immediately before the election, other than Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday. It is a violation of this chapter for a candidate or political committee to refuse to allow and keep an appointment for an inspection to be conducted during these authorized times and days. The appointment must be allowed at an authorized time and day for such inspections that is within twenty-four hours of the time and day that is requested for the inspection.
     (6) ((The treasurer or candidate shall preserve books of account, bills, receipts, and all other financial records of the campaign or political committee for not less than five calendar years following the year during which the transaction occurred.
     (7) All reports filed pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be certified as correct by the candidate and the treasurer.
     (8))) Copies of all reports filed pursuant to this section shall be readily available for public inspection ((for at least two consecutive hours Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., as specified in the committee's statement of organization filed pursuant to RCW 42.17.040)) by appointment, pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, at the principal headquarters or, if there is no headquarters, at the address of the treasurer or such other place as may be authorized by the commission.
     (((9) After January 1, 2002,)) (7) A report that is filed with the commission electronically need not also be filed with the county auditor or elections officer.
     (((10) The commission shall adopt administrative rules establishing requirements for filer participation in any system designed and implemented by the commission for the electronic filing of reports.))
     (8) The treasurer or candidate shall preserve books of account, bills, receipts, and all other financial records of the campaign or political committee for not less than five calendar years following the year during which the transaction occurred.
     (9) All reports filed pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be certified as correct by the candidate and the treasurer.
     (10) When there is no outstanding debt or obligation, the campaign fund is closed, and the campaign is concluded in all respects or in the case of a political committee, the committee has ceased to function and has dissolved, the treasurer shall file a final report. Upon submitting a final report, the duties of the treasurer shall cease and there is no obligation to make any further reports.

Sec. 409   RCW 42.17.090 and 2003 c 123 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1))) Each report required under RCW 42.17.080 (1) and (2) (as recodified by this act) must be certified as correct by the treasurer and the candidate and shall disclose the following:
     (((a))) (1) The funds on hand at the beginning of the period;
     (((b))) (2) The name and address of each person who has made one or more contributions during the period, together with the money value and date of ((such)) each contribution((s)) and the aggregate value of all contributions received from each ((such)) person during the campaign, or in the case of a continuing political committee, the current calendar year((: PROVIDED, That)), with the following exceptions:
     (a) Pledges in the aggregate of less than one hundred dollars from any one person need not be reported((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the));
     (b) Income ((which)) that results from a fund-raising activity conducted in accordance with RCW 42.17.067 (as recodified by this act) may be reported as one lump sum, with the exception of that portion ((of such income which was)) received from persons whose names and addresses are required to be included in the report required by RCW 42.17.067((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That)) (as recodified by this act);
     (c) Contributions of no more than twenty-five dollars in the aggregate from any one person during the election campaign may be reported as one lump sum ((so long as)) if the ((campaign)) treasurer maintains a separate and private list of the name, address, and amount of each such contributor((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That)); and
     (d) The money value of contributions of postage shall be the face value of ((such)) the postage;
     (((c))) (3) Each loan, promissory note, or security instrument to be used by or for the benefit of the candidate or political committee made by any person, ((together with)) including the names and addresses of the lender and each person liable directly, indirectly or contingently and the date and amount of each such loan, promissory note, or security instrument;
     (((d))) (4) All other contributions not otherwise listed or exempted;
     (((e))) (5) The name and address of each candidate or political committee to which any transfer of funds was made, ((together with)) including the amounts and dates of ((such)) the transfers;
     (((f))) (6) The name and address of each person to whom an expenditure was made in the aggregate amount of more than fifty dollars during the period covered by this report, ((and)) the amount, date, and purpose of each ((such)) expenditure((. A candidate for state executive or state legislative office or the political committee of such a candidate shall report this information for an expenditure under one of the following categories, whichever is appropriate: (i) Expenditures for the election of the candidate; (ii) expenditures for nonreimbursed public office-related expenses; (iii) expenditures required to be reported under (e) of this subsection; or (iv) expenditures of surplus funds and other expenditures. The report of such a candidate or committee shall contain a separate total of expenditures for each category and a total sum of all expenditures. Other candidates and political committees need not report information regarding expenditures under the categories listed in (i) through (iv) of this subsection or under similar such categories unless required to do so by the commission by rule. The report of such an other candidate or committee shall also contain)), and the total sum of all expenditures;
     (((g))) (7) The name and address of each person ((to whom any expenditure was made directly or indirectly to compensate the person)) directly compensated for soliciting or procuring signatures on an initiative or referendum petition, the amount of ((such)) the compensation to each ((such)) person, and the total ((of the)) expenditures made for this purpose. Such expenditures shall be reported under this subsection (((1)(g) whether the expenditures are or are not also)) in addition to what is required to be reported under (((f) of this)) subsection (6) of this section;
     (((h))) (8) The name and address of any person and the amount owed for any debt, obligation, note, unpaid loan, or other liability in the amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars or in the amount of more than fifty dollars that has been outstanding for over thirty days;
     (((i))) (9) The surplus or deficit of contributions over expenditures;
     (((j))) (10) The disposition made in accordance with RCW 42.17.095 (as recodified by this act) of any surplus funds; and
     (((k) Such)) (11) Any other information ((as shall be)) required by the commission by rule in conformance with the policies and purposes of this chapter.
     (((2) The treasurer and the candidate shall certify the correctness of each report.))

Sec. 410   RCW 42.17.3691 and 2000 c 237 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((Beginning January 1, 2002, each candidate or political committee that expended twenty-five thousand dollars or more in the preceding year or expects to expend twenty-five thousand dollars or more in the current year shall file all contribution reports and expenditure reports required by this chapter by the electronic alternative provided by the commission under RCW 42.17.369. The commission may make exceptions on a case-by-case basis for candidates whose authorized committees lack the technological ability to file reports using the electronic alternative provided by the commission.
     (2) Beginning January 1, 2004,)) Each candidate or political committee that expended ten thousand dollars or more in the preceding year or expects to expend ten thousand dollars or more in the current year shall file all contribution reports and expenditure reports required by this chapter by the electronic alternative provided by the commission under RCW 42.17.369 (as recodified by this act). The commission may make exceptions on a case-by-case basis for candidates whose authorized committees lack the technological ability to file reports using the electronic alternative provided by the commission.
     (((3))) (2) Failure by a candidate or political committee to comply with this section is a violation of this chapter.

Sec. 411   RCW 42.17.093 and 2006 c 348 s 6 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 (as recodified by this act) 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)) the 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)) the committee is in favor of or opposed to ((such)) that proposition;
     (f) The name and address of each person residing in the state of Washington or corporation ((which)) that 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)) the 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 fifty dollars to the out-of-state committee during the current calendar year, together with the money value and date of ((such)) the contributions. Annually, the commission must modify the two thousand five hundred fifty 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)) the expenditure, and the total sum of ((such)) the expenditures; and
     (i) ((Such)) Any 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 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.

     *Sec. 412   RCW 42.17.100 and 1995 c 397 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) For the purposes of this section and RCW 42.17.550 ((the term)) (as recodified by this act), "independent expenditure" means any expenditure that is made in support of or in opposition to any candidate or ballot proposition and is not otherwise required to be reported pursuant to RCW 42.17.060, 42.17.080, or 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act). "Independent expenditure" does not include: An internal political communication primarily limited to the contributors to a political party organization or political action committee, or the officers, management staff, and stockholders of a corporation or similar enterprise, or the members of a labor organization or other membership organization; or the rendering of personal services of the sort commonly performed by volunteer campaign workers, or incidental expenses personally incurred by volunteer campaign workers not in excess of fifty dollars personally paid for by the worker. "Volunteer services," for the purposes of this section, means services or labor for which the individual is not compensated by any person.
     (2) Within five days after the date of making an independent expenditure that by itself or when added to all other ((such)) independent expenditures made during the same election campaign by the same person equals one hundred dollars or more, or within five days after the date of making an independent expenditure for which no reasonable estimate of monetary value is practicable, whichever occurs first, the person who made the independent expenditure shall file with the commission and the county elections officer of the county of residence for the candidate supported or opposed by the independent expenditure (or in the case of an expenditure made in support of or in opposition to a local ballot proposition, the county of residence for the person making the expenditure) an initial report of all independent expenditures made during the campaign ((prior to)) before and including such date.
     (3) At the following intervals each person who is required to file an initial report pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall file with the commission and the county elections officer of the county of residence for the candidate supported or opposed by the independent expenditure (or in the case of an expenditure made in support of or in opposition to a ballot proposition, the county of residence for the person making the expenditure) a further report of the independent expenditures made since the date of the last report:
     (a) On the twenty-first day and the seventh day preceding the date on which the election is held; and
     (b) On the tenth day of the first month after the election; and
     (c) On the tenth day of each month in which no other reports are required to be filed pursuant to this section. However, the further reports required by this subsection (3) shall only be filed if the reporting person has made an independent expenditure since the date of the last previous report filed.
     (4) The report filed pursuant to ((paragraph (a) of this)) subsection (3)(a) of this section shall be the final report, and upon submitting such final report the duties of the reporting person shall cease, and there shall be no obligation to make any further reports.
     (((4))) (5) All reports filed pursuant to this section shall be certified as correct by the reporting person.
     (((5))) (6) Each report required by subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall disclose for the period beginning at the end of the period for the last previous report filed or, in the case of an initial report, beginning at the time of the first independent expenditure, and ending not more than one business day before the date the report is due:
     (a) The name and address of the person filing the report;
     (b) The name and address of each person to whom an independent expenditure was made in the aggregate amount of more than fifty dollars, and the amount, date, and purpose of each ((such)) expenditure. If no reasonable estimate of the monetary value of a particular independent expenditure is practicable, it is sufficient to report instead a precise description of services, property, or rights furnished through the expenditure, and where appropriate, to attach a copy of the item produced or distributed by the expenditure;
     (c) The total sum of all independent expenditures made during the campaign to date; and
     (d) ((Such)) Any other information ((as shall be required by)) the commission may require by rule ((in conformance with the policies and purposes of this chapter)).
     *Sec. 412 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.

Sec. 413   RCW 42.17.103 and 2005 c 445 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The sponsor of political advertising who, within twenty-one days of an election, publishes, mails, or otherwise presents to the public political advertising supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition that qualifies as an independent expenditure with a fair market value of one thousand dollars or more shall deliver, either electronically or in written form, a special report to the commission within twenty-four hours of, or on the first working day after, the date the political advertising is first published, mailed, or otherwise presented to the public.
     (2) If a sponsor is required to file a special report under this section, the sponsor shall also deliver to the commission within the delivery period established in subsection (1) of this section a special report for each subsequent independent expenditure of any size supporting or opposing the same candidate who was the subject of the previous independent expenditure, supporting or opposing that candidate's opponent, or supporting or opposing the same ballot proposition that was the subject of the previous independent expenditure.
     (3) The special report must include ((at least)):
     (a) The name and address of the person making the expenditure;
     (b) The name and address of the person to whom the expenditure was made;
     (c) A detailed description of the expenditure;
     (d) The date the expenditure was made and the date the political advertising was first published or otherwise presented to the public;
     (e) The amount of the expenditure;
     (f) The name of the candidate supported or opposed by the expenditure, the office being sought by the candidate, and whether the expenditure supports or opposes the candidate; or the name of the ballot proposition supported or opposed by the expenditure and whether the expenditure supports or opposes the ballot proposition; and
     (g) Any other information the commission may require by rule.
     (4) All persons required to report under RCW 42.17.065, 42.17.080, 42.17.090, 42.17.100, and 42.17.565 (as recodified by this act) are subject to the requirements of this section. The commission may determine that reports filed pursuant to this section also satisfy the requirements of RCW 42.17.100 (as recodified by this act).
     (5) The sponsor of independent expenditures supporting a candidate or opposing that candidate's opponent required to report under this section shall file with each required report an affidavit or declaration of the person responsible for making the independent expenditure that the expenditure was not made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, the candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or the candidate's agent, or with the encouragement or approval of the candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or the candidate's agent.

Sec. 414   RCW 42.17.105 and 2001 c 54 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((Campaign)) Treasurers shall prepare and deliver to the commission a special report ((regarding any)) when a contribution or aggregate of contributions ((which: Is)) totals one thousand dollars or more((;)), is from a single person or entity((;)), and is received during a special reporting period.
     ((Any)) (2) A political committee ((making)) shall prepare and deliver to the commission a special report when it makes a contribution or an aggregate of contributions to a single entity ((which is)) that totals one thousand dollars or more ((shall also prepare and deliver to the commission the special report if the contribution or aggregate of contributions is made)) during a special reporting period.
     ((For the purposes of subsections (1) through (7) of this section:
     (a) Each of the following intervals is a)) (3) An aggregate of contributions includes only those contributions made to or received from a single entity during any one special reporting period. Any subsequent contribution of any size made to or received from the same person or entity during the special reporting period must also be reported.
     (4) Special reporting periods, for purposes of this section, include: (((i)))
     (a) The ((interval beginning after the)) period ((covered by)) beginning on the day after the last report required by RCW 42.17.080 and 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act) to be filed before a primary and concluding on the end of the day before that primary; ((and (ii)))
     (b) The ((interval composed of the)) period twenty-one days preceding a general election; and
     (((b))) (c) An aggregate of contributions includes only those contributions received from a single entity during any one special reporting period or made by the contributing political committee to a single entity during any one special reporting period.
     (((2))) (5) If a campaign treasurer files a special report under this section for one or more contributions received from a single entity during a special reporting period, the treasurer shall also file a special report under this section for each subsequent contribution of any size which is received from that entity during the special reporting period. If a political committee files a special report under this section for a contribution or contributions made to a single entity during a special reporting period, the political committee shall also file a special report for each subsequent contribution of any size which is made to that entity during the special reporting period.
     (((3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the)) (6) Special reports required by this section shall be delivered electronically or in written form, including but not limited to mailgram, telegram, or nightletter. The special report may be transmitted orally by telephone to the commission if the written form of the report is postmarked and mailed to the commission or the electronic filing is transferred to the commission within the delivery periods established in (a) and (b) of this subsection.
     (a) The special report required of a contribution recipient ((by)) under subsection (1) of this section shall be delivered to the commission within forty-eight hours of the time, or on the first working day after: The contribution of one thousand dollars or more is received by the candidate or treasurer; the aggregate received by the candidate or treasurer first equals one thousand dollars or more; or ((the)) any subsequent contribution ((that must be reported under subsection (2) of this section)) from the same source is received by the candidate or treasurer.
     (b) The special report required of a contributor ((by)) under subsection (((1))) (2) of this section or RCW 42.17.175 (as recodified by this act) shall be delivered to the commission, and the candidate or political committee to whom the contribution or contributions are made, within twenty-four hours of the time, or on the first working day after: The contribution is made; the aggregate of contributions made first equals one thousand dollars or more; or ((the)) any subsequent contribution ((that must be reported under subsection (2) of this section)) to the same person or entity is made.
     (((4) The special report may be transmitted orally by telephone to the commission to satisfy the delivery period required by subsection (3) of this section if the written form of the report is also mailed to the commission and postmarked within the delivery period established in subsection (3) of this section or the file transfer date of the electronic filing is within the delivery period established in subsection (3) of this section.
     (5))) (7) The special report shall include ((at least)):
     (a) The amount of the contribution or contributions;
     (b) The date or dates of receipt;
     (c) The name and address of the donor;
     (d) The name and address of the recipient; and
     (e) Any other information the commission may by rule require.
     (((6))) (8) Contributions reported under this section shall also be reported as required by other provisions of this chapter.
     (((7))) (9) The commission shall prepare daily a summary of the special reports made under this section and RCW 42.17.175 (as recodified by this act).
     (((8) It is a violation of this chapter for any person to make, or for any candidate or political committee to accept from any one person, contributions reportable under RCW 42.17.090 in the aggregate exceeding fifty thousand dollars for any campaign for statewide office or exceeding five thousand dollars for any other campaign subject to the provisions of this chapter within twenty-one days of a general election. This subsection does not apply to contributions made by, or accepted from, a bona fide political party as defined in this chapter, excluding the county central committee or legislative district committee.
     (9))) (10) Contributions governed by this section include, but are not limited to, contributions made or received indirectly through a third party or entity whether the contributions are or are not reported to the commission as earmarked contributions under RCW 42.17.135 (as recodified by this act).

     *Sec. 415   RCW 42.17.550 and 1993 c 2 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:
     A person or entity, other than a party organization making an independent expenditure ((by)) that consists of mailing one thousand or more identical or nearly identical cumulative pieces of political advertising in a single calendar year shall((,))report that activity. The report must be made within two working days after the date of the mailing, ((file a statement)) disclosing the number of pieces in the mailing and an example of the mailed political advertising ((with)). The report must be sent to the election officer of the county ((or)) of residence ((for)) of the candidate supported or opposed by the independent campaign expenditure ((or,)). In the case of an expenditure made in support of or in opposition to a ballot proposition, the report must be sent to the county of residence ((for)) of the person making the expenditure.
     *Sec. 415 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.

Sec. 416   RCW 42.17.135 and 1989 c 280 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     A ((candidate or)) political committee receiving a contribution earmarked for the benefit of ((another)) a candidate or another political committee shall:
     (1) Report the contribution as required in RCW 42.17.080 and 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act);
     (2) Complete a report, entitled "Earmarked contributions," on a form prescribed by the commission ((by rule, which)) that identifies the name and address of the person who made the contribution, the candidate or political committee for whose benefit the contribution is earmarked, the amount of the contribution, and the date ((on which)) that the contribution was received; and
     (3) ((Notify)) Mail or deliver to the commission and the candidate or political committee ((for whose benefit)) benefiting from the contribution ((is earmarked regarding the receipt of the contribution by mailing or delivering to the commission and to the candidate or committee)) a copy of the "Earmarked contributions" report within two working days of receipt of the contribution. ((Such notice shall be given within two working days of receipt of the contribution.))
     (4) A candidate or political committee receiving notification of an earmarked contribution under subsection (3) of this section shall report the contribution, once notification of the contribution is received by the candidate or committee, in the same manner as ((the receipt of)) any other contribution ((is disclosed in reports)), as required by RCW 42.17.080 and 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 501   RCW 42.17.561 and 2005 c 445 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature finds that:
     (((1))) (a) Timely disclosure to voters of the identity and sources of funding for electioneering communications is vitally important to the integrity of state, local, and judicial elections.
     (((2))) (b) Electioneering communications that identify political candidates for state, local, or judicial office and that are distributed sixty days before an election for those offices are intended to influence voters and the outcome of those elections.
     (((3))) (c) The state has a compelling interest in providing voters information about electioneering communications in political campaigns concerning candidates for state, local, or judicial office so that voters can be fully informed as to the: (((a))) (i) Source of support or opposition to those candidates; and (((b))) (ii) identity of persons attempting to influence the outcome of state, local, and judicial candidate elections.
     (((4))) (d) Nondisclosure of financial information about advertising that masquerades as relating only to issues and not to candidate campaigns fosters corruption or the appearance of corruption. These consequences can be substantially avoided by full disclosure of the identity and funding of those persons paying for such advertising.
     (((5))) (e) The United States supreme court held in McConnell et al. v. Federal Elections Commission, 540 U.S. 93, 124 S.Ct. 619, 157 L.Ed.2d 491 (2003) that speakers seeking to influence elections do not possess an inviolable free speech right to engage in electioneering communications regarding elections, including when issue advocacy is the functional equivalent of express advocacy. Therefore, such election campaign communications can be regulated and the source of funding disclosed.
     (((6))) (f) The state ((also)) has a sufficiently compelling interest in preventing corruption in political campaigns to justify and restore contribution limits and restrictions on the use of soft money in RCW 42.17.640 (as recodified by this act). Those interests include restoring restrictions on the use of such funds for electioneering communications, as well as the laws preventing circumvention of those limits and restrictions.
     (2) Based upon the findings in this section, chapter 445, Laws of 2005 is narrowly tailored to accomplish the following and is intended to:
     (a) Improve the disclosure to voters of information concerning persons and entities seeking to influence state, local, and judicial campaigns through reasonable and effective mechanisms, including improving disclosure of the source, identity, and funding of electioneering communications concerning state, local, and judicial candidate campaigns;
     (b) Regulate electioneering communications that mention state, local, and judicial candidates and that are broadcast, mailed, erected, distributed, or otherwise published right before the election so that the public knows who is paying for such communications;
     (c) Reenact and amend the contribution limits in RCW 42.17.640 (7) and (15) (as recodified by this act) and the restrictions on the use of soft money, including as applied to electioneering communications, as those limits and restrictions were in effect following the passage of chapter 2, Laws of 1993 (Initiative Measure No. 134) and before the state supreme court decision in Washington State Republican Party v. Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, 141 Wn.2d 245, 4 P.3d 808 (2000). The commission is authorized to fully restore the implementation of the limits and restrictions of RCW 42.17.640 (7) and (15) (as recodified by this act) in light of McConnell et al. v. Federal Elections Commission, 540 U.S. 93, 124 S.Ct. 619, 157 L.Ed.2d 491 (2003). The United States supreme court upheld the disclosure and regulation of electioneering communications in political campaigns, including but not limited to issue advocacy that is the functional equivalent of express advocacy; and
     (d) Authorize the commission to adopt rules to implement chapter 445, Laws of 2005.

Sec. 502   RCW 42.17.565 and 2005 c 445 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A payment for or promise to pay for any electioneering communication shall be reported to the commission by the sponsor on forms the commission shall develop by rule to include, at a minimum, the following information:
     (a) Name and address of the sponsor;
     (b) Source of funds for the communication, including:
     (i) General treasury funds. The name and address of businesses, unions, groups, associations, or other organizations using general treasury funds for the communication, however, if a business, union, group, association, or other organization undertakes a special solicitation of its members or other persons for an electioneering communication, or it otherwise receives funds for an electioneering communication, that entity shall report pursuant to (b)(ii) of this subsection;
     (ii) Special solicitations and other funds. The name, address, and, for individuals, occupation and employer, of a person whose funds were used to pay for the electioneering communication, along with the amount, if such funds from the person have exceeded two hundred fifty dollars in the aggregate for the electioneering communication; and
     (iii) Any other source information required or exempted by the commission by rule;
     (c) Name and address of the person to whom an electioneering communication related expenditure was made;
     (d) A detailed description of each expenditure of more than one hundred dollars;
     (e) The date the expenditure was made and the date the electioneering communication was first broadcast, transmitted, mailed, erected, distributed, or otherwise published;
     (f) The amount of the expenditure;
     (g) The name of each candidate clearly identified in the electioneering communication, the office being sought by each candidate, and the amount of the expenditure attributable to each candidate; and
     (h) Any other information the commission may require or exempt by rule.
     (2) Electioneering communications shall be reported as follows: The sponsor of an electioneering communication shall report to the commission within twenty-four hours of, or on the first working day after, the date the electioneering communication is broadcast, transmitted, mailed, erected, distributed, or otherwise published.
     (3) Electioneering communications shall be reported electronically by the sponsor using software provided or approved by the commission. The commission may make exceptions on a case-by-case basis for a sponsor who lacks the technological ability to file reports using the electronic means provided or approved by the commission.
     (4) All persons required to report under RCW 42.17.065, 42.17.080, 42.17.090, and 42.17.100 (as recodified by this act) are subject to the requirements of this section, although the commission may determine by rule that persons filing according to those sections may be exempt from reporting some of the information otherwise required by this section. The commission may determine that reports filed pursuant to this section also satisfy the requirements of RCW 42.17.100 and 42.17.103 (as recodified by this act).
     (5) Failure of any sponsor to report electronically under this section shall be a violation of this chapter.

Sec. 503   RCW 42.17.570 and 2005 c 445 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) An electioneering communication made by a person in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, a candidate's authorized committee, or their agents is a contribution to the candidate.
     (2) An electioneering communication made by a person in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a political committee or its agents is a contribution to the political committee.
     (3) If an electioneering communication is not a contribution pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section, the sponsor shall file an affidavit or declaration so stating at the time the sponsor is required to report the electioneering communication expense under RCW 42.17.565 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 504   RCW 42.17.575 and 2005 c 445 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The sponsor of an electioneering communication shall preserve all financial records relating to the communication, including books of account, bills, receipts, contributor information, and ledgers, for not less than five calendar years following the year in which the communication was broadcast, transmitted, mailed, erected, or otherwise published.
     (2) All reports filed under RCW 42.17.565 (as recodified by this act) shall be certified as correct by the sponsor. If the sponsor is an individual using his or her own funds to pay for the communication, the certification shall be signed by the individual. If the sponsor is a political committee, the certification shall be signed by the committee treasurer. If the sponsor is another entity, the certification shall be signed by the individual responsible for authorizing the expenditure on the entity's behalf.

Sec. 505   RCW 42.17.510 and 2005 c 445 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) All written political advertising, whether relating to candidates or ballot propositions, shall include the sponsor's name and address. All radio and television political advertising, whether relating to candidates or ballot propositions, shall include the sponsor's name. The use of an assumed name for the sponsor of electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or political advertising shall be unlawful. For partisan office, if a candidate has expressed a party or independent preference on the declaration of candidacy, that party or independent designation shall be clearly identified in electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or political advertising.
     (2) In addition to the ((materials)) information required by subsection (1) of this section, except as specifically addressed in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, all political advertising undertaken as an independent expenditure or an electioneering communication by a person or entity other than a bona fide political party ((organization, and all electioneering communications,)) must include as part of the communication:
     (a) The ((following)) statement ((as part of the communication "NOTICE TO VOTERS (Required by law): This advertisement is not authorized or approved by any candidate)): "No candidate authorized this ad. It is paid for by (name, address, city, state)((.))";
     (b) If the ((advertisement undertaken as an independent expenditure or electioneering communication is undertaken by a nonindividual other than a party organization, then the following notation must also be included)) sponsor is a political committee, the statement: "Top Five Contributors," followed by a listing of the names of the five persons or entities making the largest contributions in excess of seven hundred dollars reportable under this chapter during the twelve-month period before the date of the advertisement or communication; and
     (c) If the sponsor is a political committee established, maintained, or controlled directly, or indirectly through the formation of one or more political committees, by an individual, corporation, union, association, or other entity, the full name of that individual or entity.
     (3) The ((statements and listings of contributors)) information required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall:
     (a) Appear on the first page or fold of the written advertisement or communication in at least ten-point type, or in type at least ten percent of the largest size type used in a written advertisement or communication directed at more than one voter, such as a billboard or poster, whichever is larger;
     (b) Not be subject to the half-tone or screening process; and
     (c) Be set apart from any other printed matter.
     (4) In an independent expenditure or electioneering communication transmitted via television or other medium that includes a visual image, the following statement must either be clearly spoken, or appear in print and be visible for at least four seconds, appear in letters greater than four percent of the visual screen height, and have a reasonable color contrast with the background: "No candidate authorized this ad. Paid for by (name, city, state)." If the advertisement or communication is undertaken by a nonindividual other than a party organization, then the following notation must also be included: "Top Five Contributors" followed by a listing of the names of the five persons or entities making the largest contributions in excess of seven hundred dollars reportable under this chapter during the twelve-month period before the date of the advertisement. Abbreviations may be used to describe contributing entities if the full name of the entity has been clearly spoken previously during the broadcast advertisement.
     (5) The following statement shall be clearly spoken in an independent expenditure or electioneering communication transmitted by a method that does not include a visual image: "No candidate authorized this ad. Paid for by (name, city, state)." If the independent expenditure or electioneering communication is undertaken by a nonindividual other than a party organization, then the following statement must also be included: "Top Five Contributors" followed by a listing of the names of the five persons or entities making the largest contributions in excess of seven hundred dollars reportable under this chapter during the twelve-month period before the date of the advertisement. Abbreviations may be used to describe contributing entities if the full name of the entity has been clearly spoken previously during the broadcast advertisement.
     (6) Political yard signs are exempt from the requirement of subsections (1) and (2) of this section that the name and address of the sponsor of political advertising be listed on the advertising. In addition, the public disclosure commission shall, by rule, exempt from the identification requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section forms of political advertising such as campaign buttons, balloons, pens, pencils, sky-writing, inscriptions, and other forms of advertising where identification is impractical.
     (7) For the purposes of this section, "yard sign" means any outdoor sign with dimensions no greater than eight feet by four feet.

Sec. 506   RCW 42.17.520 and 1984 c 216 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     At least one picture of the candidate used in any political advertising shall have been taken within the last five years and shall be no smaller than ((the largest)) any other picture of the same candidate used in the same advertisement.

Sec. 507   RCW 42.17.540 and 1984 c 216 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the responsibility for compliance with RCW 42.17.510 through 42.17.530 (as recodified by this act) shall ((rest)) be with the sponsor of the political advertising and not with the broadcasting station or other medium.
     (2) If a broadcasting station or other medium changes the content of a political advertisement, the station or medium shall be responsible for any failure of the advertisement to comply with RCW 42.17.510 through 42.17.530 (as recodified by this act) that results from that change.

Sec. 508   RCW 42.17.110 and 2005 c 445 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Each commercial advertiser who has accepted or provided political advertising or electioneering communications during the election campaign shall maintain documents and books of account that shall be open for public inspection during normal business hours during the campaign and for a period of no less than three years after the date of the applicable election((, during normal business hours,)). The documents and books of account ((which)) shall specify:
     (a) The names and addresses of persons from whom it accepted political advertising or electioneering communications;
     (b) The exact nature and extent of the services rendered; and
     (c) The ((consideration)) total cost and the manner of ((paying that consideration for such)) payment for the services.
     (2) At the request of the commission, each commercial advertiser ((which must)) required to comply with subsection (1) of this section shall deliver to the commission((, upon its request,)) copies of ((such)) the information ((as)) that must be maintained and be open for public inspection pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

Sec. 601   RCW 42.17.610 and 1993 c 2 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The people of the state of Washington find and declare that:
     (((1))) (a) The financial strength of certain individuals or organizations should not permit them to exercise a disproportionate or controlling influence on the election of candidates.
     (((2))) (b) Rapidly increasing political campaign costs have led many candidates to raise larger percentages of money from special interests with a specific financial stake in matters before state government. This has caused the public perception that decisions of elected officials are being improperly influenced by monetary contributions.
     (((3))) (c) Candidates are raising less money in small contributions from individuals and more money from special interests. This has created the public perception that individuals have an insignificant role to play in the political process.
     (2) By limiting campaign contributions, the people intend to:
     (a) Ensure that individuals and interest groups have fair and equal opportunity to influence elective and governmental processes;
     (b) Reduce the influence of large organizational contributors; and
     (c) Restore public trust in governmental institutions and the electoral process.

Sec. 602   RCW 42.17.640 and 2006 c 348 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The contribution limits in this section apply to:
     (a) Candidates for ((state)) legislative office;
     (b) Candidates for state office other than ((state)) legislative office;
     (c) Candidates for county office in a county that has over two hundred thousand registered voters;
     (d) Candidates for special purpose district office if that district is authorized to provide freight and passenger transfer and terminal facilities and that district has over two hundred thousand registered voters;
     (e) Persons holding an office in (a) through (d) of this subsection against whom recall charges have been filed or to a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of a person holding the office;
     (f) Caucus political committees;
     (g) Bona fide political parties.
     (2) No person, other than a bona fide political party or a caucus political committee, may make contributions to a candidate for a ((state)) legislative office or county office that in the aggregate exceed ((seven)) eight hundred dollars or to a candidate for a public office in a special purpose district or a state office other than a ((state)) legislative office that in the aggregate exceed one thousand ((four)) six hundred dollars for each election in which the candidate is on the ballot or appears as a write-in candidate. Contributions to candidates subject to the limits in this section 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 to candidates subject to the limits in this section made with respect to a general election may not be made after the final day of the applicable election cycle.
     (3) No person, other than a bona fide political party or a caucus political committee, may make contributions to a state official, a county official, or a public official in a special purpose district against whom recall charges have been filed, or to a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of the state official, county official, or public official in a special purpose district during a recall campaign that in the aggregate exceed ((seven)) eight hundred dollars if for a ((state)) legislative office or county office or one thousand ((four)) six hundred dollars if for a special purpose district office or a state office other than a ((state)) legislative office.
     (4)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, no bona fide political party or caucus political committee may make contributions to a candidate during an election cycle that in the aggregate exceed (i) ((seventy)) eighty cents multiplied by the number of eligible registered voters in the jurisdiction from which the candidate is elected if the contributor is a caucus political committee or the governing body of a state organization, or (ii) ((thirty-five)) forty cents multiplied by the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction from which the candidate is elected if the contributor is a county central committee or a legislative district committee.
     (b) No candidate may accept contributions from a county central committee or a legislative district committee during an election cycle that when combined with contributions from other county central committees or legislative district committees would in the aggregate exceed ((thirty-five)) forty cents times the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction from which the candidate is elected.
     (5)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, no bona fide political party or caucus political committee may make contributions to a state official, county official, or a public official in a special purpose district against whom recall charges have been filed, or to a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the state official, county official, or a public official in a special purpose district during a recall campaign that in the aggregate exceed (i) ((seventy)) eighty cents multiplied by the number of eligible registered voters in the jurisdiction entitled to recall the state official if the contributor is a caucus political committee or the governing body of a state organization, or (ii) ((thirty-five)) forty cents multiplied by the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction from which the candidate is elected if the contributor is a county central committee or a legislative district committee.
     (b) No official holding an office specified in subsection (1) of this section against whom recall charges have been filed, no authorized committee of the official, and no political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of the official may accept contributions from a county central committee or a legislative district committee during an election cycle that when combined with contributions from other county central committees or legislative district committees would in the aggregate exceed ((thirty-five)) forty cents multiplied by the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction from which the candidate is elected.
     (6) For purposes of determining contribution limits under subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the number of eligible registered voters in a jurisdiction is the number at the time of the most recent general election in the jurisdiction.
     (7) Notwithstanding subsections (2) through (5) of this section, no person other than an individual, bona fide political party, or caucus political committee may make contributions reportable under this chapter to a caucus political committee that in the aggregate exceed ((seven)) eight hundred dollars in a calendar year or to a bona fide political party that in the aggregate exceed ((three)) four thousand ((five hundred)) dollars in a calendar year. This subsection does not apply to loans made in the ordinary course of business.
     (8) For the purposes of RCW 42.17.640 through 42.17.790 (as recodified by this act), a contribution to the authorized political committee of a candidate or of an official specified in subsection (1) of this section against whom recall charges have been filed is considered to be a contribution to the candidate or official.
     (9) A contribution received within the twelve-month period after a recall election concerning an office specified in subsection (1) of this section is considered to be a contribution during that recall campaign if the contribution is used to pay a debt or obligation incurred to influence the outcome of that recall campaign.
     (10) The contributions allowed by subsection (3) of this section are in addition to those allowed by subsection (2) of this section, and the contributions allowed by subsection (5) of this section are in addition to those allowed by subsection (4) of this section.
     (11) RCW 42.17.640 through 42.17.790 (as recodified by this act) apply to a special election conducted to fill a vacancy in an office specified in subsection (1) of this section. However, the contributions made to a candidate or received by a candidate for a primary or special election conducted to fill such a vacancy shall 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.
     (12) Notwithstanding the other subsections of this section, no corporation or business entity not doing business in Washington state, no labor union with fewer than ten members who reside in Washington state, and no political committee that has not received contributions of ten dollars or more from at least ten persons registered to vote in Washington state during the preceding one hundred eighty days may make contributions reportable under this chapter to a state office candidate, to a state official against whom recall charges have been filed, or to a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of the official. This subsection does not apply to loans made in the ordinary course of business.
     (13) Notwithstanding the other subsections of this section, no county central committee or legislative district committee may make contributions reportable under this chapter to a candidate specified in subsection (1) of this section, or an official specified in subsection (1) of this section against whom recall charges have been filed, or political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of an official specified in subsection (1) of this section if the county central committee or legislative district committee is outside of the jurisdiction entitled to elect the candidate or recall the official.
     (14) No person may accept contributions that exceed the contribution limitations provided in this section.
     (15) The following contributions are exempt from the contribution limits of this section:
     (a) An expenditure or contribution earmarked for voter registration, for absentee ballot information, for precinct caucuses, for get-out-the-vote campaigns, for precinct judges or inspectors, for sample ballots, or for ballot counting, all without promotion of or political advertising for individual candidates; ((or))
     (b) An expenditure by a political committee for its own internal organization or fund-raising without direct association with individual candidates; or
     (c) An expenditure or contribution for independent expenditures as defined in RCW 42.17.020 or electioneering communications as defined in RCW 42.17.020.

Sec. 603   RCW 42.17.645 and 2006 c 348 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) No person may make contributions to a candidate for judicial office that in the aggregate exceed one thousand ((four)) six hundred 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 (as recodified by this act) 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 (as recodified by this act).

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 604   REPORTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS--PREELECTION LIMITATIONS. (1) It is a violation of this chapter for any person to make, or for any candidate or political committee to accept from any one person, contributions reportable under RCW 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act) in the aggregate exceeding fifty thousand dollars for any campaign for statewide office or exceeding five thousand dollars for any other campaign subject to the provisions of this chapter within twenty-one days of a general election. This subsection does not apply to contributions made by, or accepted from, a bona fide political party as defined in this chapter, excluding the county central committee or legislative district committee.
     (2) Contributions governed by this section include, but are not limited to, contributions made or received indirectly through a third party or entity whether the contributions are or are not reported to the commission as earmarked contributions under RCW 42.17.135 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 605   RCW 42.17.070 and 2007 c 358 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     No expenditures may be made or incurred by any candidate or political committee ((except on the authority of)) unless authorized by the candidate or the person or persons named on the candidate's or committee's registration form((, and)). A record of all such expenditures shall be maintained by the treasurer.
     No expenditure of more than fifty dollars may be made in currency unless a receipt, signed by the recipient and by the candidate or treasurer, is prepared and made a part of the campaign's or political committee's financial records.

Sec. 606   RCW 42.17.095 and 2005 c 467 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The surplus funds of a candidate((,)) or ((of a political committee supporting or opposing a candidate,)) a candidate's authorized committee may only be disposed of in any one or more of the following ways:
     (1) Return the surplus to a contributor in an amount not to exceed that contributor's original contribution;
     (2) ((Transfer the surplus to the candidate's personal account as reimbursement)) Using surplus, reimburse the candidate for lost earnings incurred as a result of that candidate's election campaign. ((Such)) Lost earnings shall be verifiable as unpaid salary or, when the candidate is not salaried, as an amount not to exceed income received by the candidate for services rendered during an appropriate, corresponding time period. All lost earnings incurred shall be documented and a record thereof shall be maintained by the candidate or the candidate's ((political)) authorized committee. The committee shall ((include)) maintain a copy of ((such)) this record ((when its expenditure for such reimbursement is reported pursuant to RCW 42.17.090)) in accordance with RCW 42.17.080(6) (as recodified by this act);
     (3) Transfer the surplus without limit to a political party or to a caucus political committee;
     (4) Donate the surplus to a charitable organization registered in accordance with chapter 19.09 RCW;
     (5) Transmit the surplus to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund, the ((oral history)) Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account under RCW 43.07.380, or the legislative international trade account under RCW ((44.04.270)) 43.15.050, as specified by the candidate or political committee; or
     (6) Hold the surplus in the ((campaign)) depository or depositories designated in accordance with ((RCW 42.17.050)) section 404 of this act for possible use in a future election campaign for the same office last sought by the candidate and report any such disposition in accordance with RCW 42.17.090((: PROVIDED, That)) (as recodified by this act). If the candidate subsequently announces or publicly files for office, the appropriate information ((as appropriate is)) must be reported to the commission in accordance with RCW 42.17.040 through 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act). If a subsequent office is not sought the surplus held shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of this section.
     (7) Hold the surplus campaign funds in a separate account for nonreimbursed public office-related expenses or as provided in this section, and report any such disposition in accordance with RCW 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act). The separate account required under this subsection shall not be used for deposits of campaign funds that are not surplus.
     (8) No candidate or authorized committee may transfer funds to any other candidate or other political committee.
     The disposal of surplus funds under this section shall not be considered a contribution for purposes of this chapter.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 607   CANDIDATES' POLITICAL COMMITTEES--LIMITATIONS. A candidate may not knowingly establish, use, direct, or control more than one political committee for the purpose of supporting that candidate during a particular election campaign. This does not prohibit: (1) In addition to a candidate's having his or her own political committee, the candidate's participation in a political committee established to support a slate of candidates that includes the candidate; or (2) joint fund-raising efforts by candidates when a separate political committee is established for that purpose and all contributions are disbursed to and accounted for on a pro rata basis by the benefiting candidates.

Sec. 608   RCW 42.17.125 and 1995 c 397 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
     Contributions received and reported in accordance with RCW 42.17.060 through 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act) may only be ((transferred)) paid to ((the personal account of)) a candidate, or ((of)) a treasurer or other individual or expended for such individual's personal use under the following circumstances:
     (1) Reimbursement for or ((loans)) payments to cover lost earnings incurred as a result of campaigning or services performed for the political committee. ((Such)) Lost earnings shall be verifiable as unpaid salary, or when the individual is not salaried, as an amount not to exceed income received by the individual for services rendered during an appropriate, corresponding time period. All lost earnings incurred shall be documented and a record ((thereof)) shall be maintained by the ((individual)) candidate or the ((individual's political)) candidate's authorized committee in accordance with RCW 42.17.080 (as recodified by this act). ((The political committee shall include a copy of such record when its expenditure for such reimbursement is reported pursuant to RCW 42.17.090.))
     (2) Reimbursement for direct out-of-pocket election campaign and postelection campaign related expenses made by the individual. To receive reimbursement from the political committee, the individual shall provide the political committee with written documentation as to the amount, date, and description of each expense, and the political committee shall include a copy of such information when its expenditure for such reimbursement is reported pursuant to RCW 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act).
     (3) Repayment of loans made by the individual to political committees((, which repayment)) shall be reported pursuant to RCW 42.17.090 (as recodified by this act). However, contributions may not be used to reimburse a candidate for loans totaling more than ((three)) four thousand seven hundred dollars made by the candidate to the candidate's own ((political)) authorized committee ((or campaign)).

Sec. 609   RCW 42.17.660 and 2005 c 445 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     For purposes of this chapter:
     (1) A contribution by a political committee with funds that have all been contributed by one person who exercises exclusive control over the distribution of the funds of the political committee is a contribution by the controlling person.
     (2) Two or more entities are treated as a single entity if one of the two or more entities is a subsidiary, branch, or department of a corporation that is participating in an election campaign or making contributions, or a local unit or branch of a trade association, labor union, or collective bargaining association that is participating in an election campaign or making contributions. All contributions made by a person or political committee whose contribution or expenditure activity is financed, maintained, or controlled by a trade association, labor union, collective bargaining organization, or the local unit of a trade association, labor union, or collective bargaining organization are considered made by the trade association, labor union, collective bargaining organization, or local unit of a trade association, labor union, or collective bargaining organization.
     (3) The commission shall adopt rules to carry out this section and is not subject to the time restrictions of RCW 42.17.370(1) (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 610   RCW 42.17.720 and 1995 c 397 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A loan is considered to be a contribution from the lender and any guarantor of the loan and is subject to the contribution limitations of this chapter. The full amount of the loan shall be attributed to the lender and to each guarantor.
     (2) A loan to a candidate for public office or the candidate's ((political)) authorized committee must be by written agreement.
     (3) The proceeds of a loan made to a candidate for public office:
     (a) By a commercial lending institution;
     (b) Made in the regular course of business; and
     (c) On the same terms ordinarily available to members of the public, are not subject to the contribution limits of this chapter.

Sec. 611   RCW 42.17.740 and 1995 c 397 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person may not make a contribution of more than ((fifty)) eighty dollars, other than an in-kind contribution, except by a written instrument containing the name of the donor and the name of the payee.
     (2) A political committee may not make a contribution, other than in-kind, except by a written instrument containing the name of the donor and the name of the payee.

Sec. 612   RCW 42.17.790 and 1995 c 397 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a candidate for public office or the candidate's ((political)) authorized committee may not use or permit the use of contributions, whether or not surplus, solicited for or received by the candidate ((for public office)) or the candidate's ((political)) authorized committee to further the candidacy of the individual for an office other than the office designated on the statement of organization. A contribution solicited for or received on behalf of the candidate ((for public office)) is considered solicited or received for the candidacy for which the individual is then a candidate if the contribution is solicited or received before the general election((s)) for which the candidate ((for public office)) is a nominee or is unopposed.
     (2) With the written approval of the contributor, a candidate ((for public office)) or the candidate's ((political)) authorized committee may use or permit the use of contributions, whether or not surplus, solicited for or received by the candidate ((for public office)) or the candidate's ((political)) authorized committee from that contributor to further the candidacy of the individual for an office other than the office designated on the statement of organization. If the contributor does not approve the use of his or her contribution to further the candidacy of the individual for an office other than the office designated on the statement of organization at the time of the contribution, the contribution must be considered surplus funds and disposed of in accordance with RCW 42.17.095 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 613   RCW 42.17.680 and 2002 c 156 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) No employer or labor organization may increase the salary of an officer or employee, or ((give an emolument to)) compensate an officer, employee, or other person or entity, with the intention that the increase in salary, or the ((emolument)) compensation, or a part of it, be contributed or spent to support or oppose a candidate, state official against whom recall charges have been filed, political party, or political committee.
     (2) No employer or labor organization may discriminate against an officer or employee in the terms or conditions of employment for (a) the failure to contribute to, (b) the failure in any way to support or oppose, or (c) in any way supporting or opposing a candidate, ballot proposition, political party, or political committee. At least annually, an employee from whom wages or salary are withheld under subsection (3) of this section shall be notified of the provisions of this subsection.
     (3) No employer or other person or entity responsible for the disbursement of funds in payment of wages or salaries may withhold or divert a portion of an employee's wages or salaries for contributions to political committees or for use as political contributions except upon the written request of the employee. The request must be made on a form prescribed by the commission informing the employee of the prohibition against employer and labor organization discrimination described in subsection (2) of this section. The employee may revoke the request at any time. At least annually, the employee shall be notified about the right to revoke the request.
     (4) Each person or entity who withholds contributions under subsection (3) of this section shall maintain open for public inspection for a period of no less than three years, during normal business hours, documents and books of accounts that shall include a copy of each employee's request, the amounts and dates funds were actually withheld, and the amounts and dates funds were transferred to a political committee. Copies of such information shall be delivered to the commission upon request.

Sec. 701   RCW 42.17.130 and 2006 c 215 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     No elective official nor any employee of his (([or her])) or her office nor any person appointed to or employed by any public office or agency may use or authorize the use of any of the facilities of a public office or agency, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. Facilities of a public office or agency include, but are not limited to, use of stationery, postage, machines, and equipment, use of employees of the office or agency during working hours, vehicles, office space, publications of the office or agency, and clientele lists of persons served by the office or agency. However, this does not apply to the following activities:
     (1) Action taken at an open public meeting by members of an elected legislative body or by an elected board, council, or commission of a special purpose district including, but not limited to, fire districts, public hospital districts, library districts, park districts, port districts, public utility districts, school districts, sewer districts, and water districts, to express a collective decision, or to actually vote upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order, or ordinance, or to support or oppose a ballot proposition so long as (a) any required notice of the meeting includes the title and number of the ballot proposition, and (b) members of the legislative body, members of the board, council, or commission of the special purpose district, or members of the public are afforded an approximately equal opportunity for the expression of an opposing view;
     (2) A statement by an elected official in support of or in opposition to any ballot proposition at an open press conference or in response to a specific inquiry;
     (3) Activities which are part of the normal and regular conduct of the office or agency.
     (4) This section does not apply to any person who is a state officer or state employee as defined in RCW 42.52.010.

Sec. 702   RCW 42.17.245 and 2005 c 274 s 282 are each amended to read as follows:
     After January 1st and before April 15th of each calendar year, the state treasurer, each county, public utility district, and port district treasurer, and each treasurer of an incorporated city or town whose population exceeds one thousand shall file with the commission:
     (1) A statement under oath that no public funds under that treasurer's control were invested in any institution where the treasurer or, in the case of a county, a member of the county finance committee, held during the reporting period an office, directorship, partnership interest, or ownership interest; or
     (2) A report disclosing for the previous calendar year: (a) The name and address of each financial institution in which the treasurer or, in the case of a county, a member of the county finance committee, held during the reporting period an office, directorship, partnership interest, or ownership interest which holds or has held during the reporting period public accounts of the governmental entity for which the treasurer is responsible; (b) the aggregate sum of time and demand deposits held in each such financial institution on December 31; and (c) the highest balance held at any time during such reporting period((: PROVIDED, That)). The state treasurer shall disclose the highest balance information only upon a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW. The statement or report required by this section shall be filed either with the statement required under RCW 42.17.240 (as recodified by this act) or separately.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 703   No state-elected official or municipal officer may speak or appear in a public service announcement that is broadcast, shown, or distributed in any form whatsoever during the period beginning January 1st and continuing through the general election if that official or officer is a candidate. If the official or officer does not control the broadcast, showing, or distribution of a public service announcement in which he or she speaks or appears, then the official or officer shall contractually limit the use of the public service announcement to be consistent with this section prior to participating in the public service announcement. This section does not apply to public service announcements that are part of the regular duties of the office that only mention or visually display the office or office seal or logo and do not mention or visually display the name of the official or officer in the announcement.

Sec. 801   RCW 42.17.150 and 1987 c 201 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Before ((doing any)) lobbying, or within thirty days after being employed as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first, a lobbyist shall register by filing with the commission a lobbyist registration statement, in such detail as the commission shall prescribe, ((showing)) that includes the following information:
     (a) ((His)) The lobbyist's name, permanent business address, and any temporary residential and business addresses in Thurston county during the legislative session;
     (b) The name, address and occupation or business of the lobbyist's employer;
     (c) The duration of ((his)) the lobbyist's employment;
     (d) ((His)) The compensation to be received for lobbying((; how much he is)), the amount to be paid for expenses, and what expenses are to be reimbursed;
     (e) Whether the ((person from whom he receives said compensation employs him)) lobbyist is employed solely as a lobbyist or whether ((he)) the lobbyist is a regular employee performing services for his or her employer which include but are not limited to the influencing of legislation;
     (f) The general subject or subjects ((of his legislative interest)) to be lobbied;
     (g) A written authorization from each of the lobbyist's employers confirming such employment;
     (h) The name and address of the person who will have custody of the accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents required to be kept under this chapter;
     (i) If the lobbyist's employer is an entity (including, but not limited to, business and trade associations) whose members include, or which as a representative entity undertakes lobbying activities for, businesses, groups, associations, or organizations, the name and address of each member of such entity or person represented by such entity whose fees, dues, payments, or other consideration paid to such entity during either of the prior two years have exceeded five hundred dollars or who is obligated to or has agreed to pay fees, dues, payments, or other consideration exceeding five hundred dollars to such entity during the current year.
     (2) Any lobbyist who receives or is to receive compensation from more than one person for ((his services as a lobbyist)) lobbying shall file a separate notice of representation ((with respect to)) for each ((such)) person((; except that where a lobbyist whose fee for acting as such in respect to the same legislation or type of legislation is, or is to be, paid or contributed to by more than one person then such lobbyist may file a single statement, in which he shall detail the name, business address and occupation of each person so paying or contributing, and the amount of the respective payments or contributions made by each such person)). However, if two or more persons are jointly paying or contributing to the payment of the lobbyist, the lobbyist may file a single statement detailing the name, business address, and occupation of each person paying or contributing and the respective amounts to be paid or contributed.
     (3) Whenever a change, modification, or termination of the lobbyist's employment occurs, the lobbyist shall((,)) file with the commission an amended registration statement within one week of ((such)) the change, modification, or termination((, furnish full information regarding the same by filing with the commission an amended registration statement)).
     (4) Each registered lobbyist ((who has registered)) shall file a new registration statement, revised as appropriate, on the second Monday in January of each odd-numbered year((, and)). Failure to do so ((shall)) terminates ((his)) the lobbyist's registration.

Sec. 802   RCW 42.17.155 and 1995 c 397 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     Each lobbyist shall at the time he or she registers submit to the commission a recent photograph of himself or herself of a size and format as determined by rule of the commission, together with the name of the lobbyist's employer, the length of his or her employment as a lobbyist before the legislature, a brief biographical description, and any other information he or she may wish to submit not to exceed fifty words in length. ((Such)) The photograph and information shall be published by the commission at least biennially in a booklet form ((by the commission)) for distribution to legislators and the public.

Sec. 803   RCW 42.17.160 and 1998 c 55 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The following persons and activities ((shall be)) are exempt from registration and reporting under RCW 42.17.150, 42.17.170, and 42.17.200 (as recodified by this act):
     (1) Persons who limit their lobbying activities to appearing before public sessions of committees of the legislature, or public hearings of state agencies;
     (2) Activities by lobbyists or other persons whose participation has been solicited by an agency under RCW 34.05.310(2);
     (3) News or feature reporting activities and editorial comment by working members of the press, radio, or television and the publication or dissemination thereof by a newspaper, book publisher, regularly published periodical, radio station, or television station;
     (4) Persons who lobby without compensation or other consideration for acting as a lobbyist((: PROVIDED, Such)), if the person makes no expenditure for or on behalf of any member of the legislature or elected official or public officer or employee of the state of Washington in connection with such lobbying. The exemption contained in this subsection is intended to permit and encourage citizens of this state to lobby any legislator, public official, or state agency without incurring any registration or reporting obligation provided they do not exceed the limits stated above. Any person exempt under this subsection (4) may at his or her option register and report under this chapter;
     (5) Persons who restrict their lobbying activities to no more than four days or parts ((thereof)) of four days during any three-month period and whose total expenditures during such three-month period for or on behalf of any one or more members of the legislature or state elected officials or public officers or employees of the state of Washington in connection with such lobbying do not exceed twenty-five dollars((: PROVIDED, That)). The commission shall ((promulgate regulations)) adopt rules to require disclosure by persons exempt under this subsection or their employers or entities which sponsor or coordinate the lobbying activities of such persons if it determines that such regulations are necessary to prevent frustration of the purposes of this chapter. Any person exempt under this subsection (5) may at his or her option register and report under this chapter;
     (6) The governor;
     (7) The lieutenant governor;
     (8) Except as provided by RCW 42.17.190(1) (as recodified by this act), members of the legislature;
     (9) Except as provided by RCW 42.17.190(1) (as recodified by this act), persons employed by the legislature for the purpose of aiding in the preparation or enactment of legislation or the performance of legislative duties;
     (10) Elected officials, and officers and employees of any agency reporting under RCW 42.17.190(5) (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 804   RCW 42.17.170 and 1995 c 397 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Any lobbyist registered under RCW 42.17.150 (as recodified by this act) and any person who lobbies shall file with the commission ((periodic)) monthly reports of his or her lobbying activities ((signed by the lobbyist)). The reports shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the commission and must be signed by the lobbyist. ((They shall be due monthly and)) The monthly report shall be filed within fifteen days after the last day of the calendar month covered by the report.
     (2) ((Each such)) The monthly ((periodic)) report shall contain:
     (a) The totals of all expenditures for lobbying activities made or incurred by ((such)) the lobbyist or on behalf of ((such)) the lobbyist by the lobbyist's employer during the period covered by the report. ((Such)) Expenditure totals for lobbying activities shall be segregated according to financial category, including compensation; food and refreshments; living accommodations; advertising; travel; contributions; and other expenses or services. Each individual expenditure of more than twenty-five dollars for entertainment shall be identified by date, place, amount, and the names of all persons ((in the group partaking in or of such)) taking part in the entertainment, along with the dollar amount attributable to each person, including ((any portion thereof attributable to)) the lobbyist's ((participation therein, and shall include amounts actually expended on each person where calculable, or allocating any portion of the expenditure to individual participants.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, lobbyists are not required to report the following:
     (i) Unreimbursed personal living and travel expenses not incurred directly for lobbying;
     (ii) Any expenses incurred for his or her own living accommodations;
     (iii) Any expenses incurred for his or her own travel to and from hearings of the legislature;
     (iv) Any expenses incurred for telephone, and any office expenses, including rent and salaries and wages paid for staff and secretarial assistance)) portion.
     (b) In the case of a lobbyist employed by more than one employer, the proportionate amount of ((such)) expenditures in each category incurred on behalf of each of ((his)) the lobbyist's employers.
     (c) An itemized listing of each ((such expenditure)) contribution of money or of tangible or intangible personal property, whether contributed by the lobbyist personally or delivered or transmitted by the lobbyist, ((in the nature of a contribution of money or of tangible or intangible personal property)) to any candidate, elected official, or officer or employee of any agency, or any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot proposition, or for or on behalf of any candidate, elected official, or officer or employee of any agency, or any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot proposition. All contributions made to, or for the benefit of, any candidate, elected official, or officer or employee of any agency, or any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot proposition shall be identified by date, amount, and the name of the candidate, elected official, or officer or employee of any agency, or any political committee supporting or opposing any ballot proposition receiving, or to be benefited by each such contribution.
     (d) The subject matter of proposed legislation or other legislative activity or rule((-)) making under chapter 34.05 RCW, the state administrative procedure act, and the state agency considering the same, which the lobbyist has been engaged in supporting or opposing during the reporting period, unless exempt under RCW 42.17.160(2) (as recodified by this act).
     (e) ((Such other information relevant to lobbying activities as the commission shall by rule prescribe. Information supporting such activities as are required to be reported is subject to audit by the commission.
     (f))) A listing of each payment for an item specified in RCW 42.52.150(5) in excess of fifty dollars and each item specified in RCW 42.52.010(((9))) (10) (d) and (f) made to a state elected official, state officer, or state employee. Each item shall be identified by recipient, date, and approximate value of the item.
     (((g))) (f) The total expenditures ((made)) paid or incurred during the reporting period by the lobbyist for lobbying purposes, whether through or on behalf of a lobbyist or otherwise((. As used in this subsection, "expenditures" includes amounts paid or incurred during the reporting period)), for (i) political advertising as defined in RCW 42.17.020 (as recodified by this act); and (ii) public relations, telemarketing, polling, or similar activities if ((such)) the activities, directly or indirectly, are intended, designed, or calculated to influence legislation or the adoption or rejection of a rule, standard, or rate by an agency under the administrative procedure act. The report shall specify the amount, the person to whom the amount was paid, and a brief description of the activity.
     (3) ((If a state elected official or a member of such an official's immediate family is identified by a lobbyist in such a report as having received from the lobbyist an item specified in RCW 42.52.150(5) or 42.52.010(9) (d) or (f), the lobbyist shall transmit to the official a copy of the completed form used to identify the item in the report at the same time the report is filed with the commission)) Lobbyists are not required to report the following:
     (a) Unreimbursed personal living and travel expenses not incurred directly for lobbying;
     (b) Any expenses incurred for his or her own living accommodations;
     (c) Any expenses incurred for his or her own travel to and from hearings of the legislature;
     (d) Any expenses incurred for telephone, and any office expenses, including rent and salaries and wages paid for staff and secretarial assistance.
     (4) The commission may adopt rules to vary the content of lobbyist reports to address specific circumstances, consistent with this section. Lobbyist reports are subject to audit by the commission.

Sec. 805   RCW 42.17.172 and 1993 c 2 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) When a listing or a report of contributions is made to the commission under RCW 42.17.170(2)(c) (as recodified by this act), a copy of the listing or report must be given to the candidate, elected official, professional staff member of the legislature, or officer or employee of an agency, or a political committee supporting or opposing a ballot proposition named in the listing or report.
     (2) If a state elected official or a member of the official's immediate family is identified by a lobbyist in a lobbyist report as having received from the lobbyist an item specified in RCW 42.52.150(5) or 42.52.010(10) (d) or (f), the lobbyist shall transmit to the official a copy of the completed form used to identify the item in the report at the same time the report is filed with the commission.

Sec. 806   RCW 42.17.175 and 2001 c 54 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     Any lobbyist registered under RCW 42.17.150 (as recodified by this act), any person who lobbies, and any lobbyist's employer making a contribution or an aggregate of contributions to a single entity that is one thousand dollars or more during a special reporting period, as specified in RCW 42.17.105 (as recodified by this act), before a primary or general election((, as such period is specified in RCW 42.17.105(1),)) shall file one or more special reports ((for the contribution or aggregate of contributions and for subsequent contributions made during that period under the same circumstances)) in the same manner and to the same extent that a contributing political committee must file ((such a report or reports)) under RCW 42.17.105 (as recodified by this act). ((Such a special report shall be filed in the same manner provided under RCW 42.17.105 for a special report of a contributing political committee.))

Sec. 807   RCW 42.17.180 and 1993 c 2 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Every employer of a lobbyist registered under this chapter during the preceding calendar year and every person other than an individual that made contributions aggregating to more than ((ten)) sixteen thousand dollars or independent expenditures aggregating to more than ((five)) eight hundred dollars during the preceding calendar year shall file with the commission on or before the last day of February of each year a statement disclosing for the preceding calendar year the following information:
     (a) The name of each state elected official and the name of each candidate for state office who was elected to the office and any member of the immediate family of those persons to whom the person reporting has paid any compensation in the amount of ((five)) eight hundred dollars or more during the preceding calendar year for personal employment or professional services, including professional services rendered by a corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, union, or other entity in which the person holds any office, directorship, or any general partnership interest, or an ownership interest of ten percent or more, the value of the compensation in accordance with the reporting provisions set out in RCW 42.17.241(2) (as recodified by this act), and the consideration given or performed in exchange for the compensation.
     (b) The name of each state elected official, successful candidate for state office, or members of his or her immediate family to whom the person reporting made expenditures, directly or indirectly, either through a lobbyist or otherwise, the amount of the expenditures and the purpose for the expenditures. For the purposes of this subsection, ((the term)) "expenditure" shall not include any expenditure made by the employer in the ordinary course of business if the expenditure is not made for the purpose of influencing, honoring, or benefiting the elected official, successful candidate, or member of his immediate family, as an elected official or candidate.
     (c) The total expenditures made by the person reporting for lobbying purposes, whether through or on behalf of a registered lobbyist or otherwise.
     (d) All contributions made to a political committee supporting or opposing a candidate for state office, or to a political committee supporting or opposing a statewide ballot proposition. Such contributions shall be identified by the name and the address of the recipient and the aggregate amount contributed to each such recipient.
     (e) The name and address of each registered lobbyist employed by the person reporting and the total expenditures made by ((such)) the person reporting for each ((such)) lobbyist for lobbying purposes.
     (f) The names, offices sought, and party affiliations of candidates for state offices supported or opposed by independent expenditures of the person reporting and the amount of each such expenditure.
     (g) The identifying proposition number and a brief description of any statewide ballot proposition supported or opposed by expenditures not reported under (d) of this subsection and the amount of each such expenditure.
     (h) ((Such)) Any other information ((as)) the commission prescribes by rule.
     (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, an employer of a lobbyist registered under this chapter shall file a special report with the commission if the employer makes a contribution or contributions aggregating more than one hundred dollars in a calendar month to any one of the following: A candidate, elected official, officer or employee of an agency, or political committee. The report shall identify the date and amount of each such contribution and the name of the candidate, elected official, agency officer or employee, or political committee receiving the contribution or to be benefited by the contribution. The report shall be filed on a form prescribed by the commission and shall be filed within fifteen days after the last day of the calendar month during which the contribution was made.
     (b) The provisions of (a) of this subsection do not apply to a contribution ((which)) that is made through a registered lobbyist and reportable under RCW 42.17.170 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 808   RCW 42.17.190 and 1995 c 397 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The house of representatives and the senate shall report annually: The total budget; the portion of the total attributed to staff; and the number of full-time and part-time staff positions by assignment, with dollar figures as well as number of positions.
     (2) Unless authorized by subsection (3) of this section or otherwise expressly authorized by law, no public funds may be used directly or indirectly for lobbying((: PROVIDED)). However, this does not prevent officers or employees of an agency from communicating with a member of the legislature on the request of that member; or communicating to the legislature, through the proper official channels, requests for legislative action or appropriations ((which)) that are deemed necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business or actually made in the proper performance of their official duties((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That)). This subsection does not apply to the legislative branch.
     (3) Any agency, not otherwise expressly authorized by law, may expend public funds for lobbying, but such lobbying activity shall be limited to (a) providing information or communicating on matters pertaining to official agency business to any elected official or officer or employee of any agency or (b) advocating the official position or interests of the agency to any elected official or officer or employee of any agency((: PROVIDED, That)). Public funds may not be expended as a direct or indirect gift or campaign contribution to any elected official or officer or employee of any agency. For the purposes of this subsection, ((the term)) "gift" means a voluntary transfer of any thing of value without consideration of equal or greater value, but does not include informational material transferred for the sole purpose of informing the recipient about matters pertaining to official agency business. This section does not permit the printing of a state publication ((which)) that has been otherwise prohibited by law.
     (4) No elective official or any employee of his or her office or any person appointed to or employed by any public office or agency may use or authorize the use of any of the facilities of a public office or agency, directly or indirectly, in any effort to support or oppose an initiative to the legislature. "Facilities of a public office or agency" has the same meaning as in RCW 42.17.130 (as recodified by this act) and 42.52.180. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the following activities:
     (a) Action taken at an open public meeting by members of an elected legislative body to express a collective decision, or to actually vote upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order, or ordinance, or to support or oppose an initiative to the legislature so long as (i) any required notice of the meeting includes the title and number of the initiative to the legislature, and (ii) members of the legislative body or members of the public are afforded an approximately equal opportunity for the expression of an opposing view;
     (b) A statement by an elected official in support of or in opposition to any initiative to the legislature at an open press conference or in response to a specific inquiry;
     (c) Activities ((which)) that are part of the normal and regular conduct of the office or agency;
     (d) Activities conducted regarding an initiative to the legislature that would be permitted under RCW 42.17.130 (as recodified by this act) and 42.52.180 if conducted regarding other ballot measures.
     (5) Each state agency, county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or special purpose district ((which)) that expends public funds for lobbying shall file with the commission, except as exempted by (d) of this subsection, quarterly statements providing the following information for the quarter just completed:
     (a) The name of the agency filing the statement;
     (b) The name, title, and job description and salary of each elected official, officer, or employee who lobbied, a general description of the nature of the lobbying, and the proportionate amount of time spent on the lobbying;
     (c) A listing of expenditures incurred by the agency for lobbying including but not limited to travel, consultant or other special contractual services, and brochures and other publications, the principal purpose of which is to influence legislation;
     (d) For purposes of this subsection ((the term)), "lobbying" does not include:
     (i) Requests for appropriations by a state agency to the office of financial management pursuant to chapter 43.88 RCW nor requests by the office of financial management to the legislature for appropriations other than its own agency budget requests;
     (ii) Recommendations or reports to the legislature in response to a legislative request expressly requesting or directing a specific study, recommendation, or report by an agency on a particular subject;
     (iii) Official reports including recommendations submitted to the legislature on an annual or biennial basis by a state agency as required by law;
     (iv) Requests, recommendations, or other communication between or within state agencies or between or within local agencies;
     (v) Any other lobbying to the extent that it includes:
     (A) Telephone conversations or preparation of written correspondence;
     (B) In-person lobbying on behalf of an agency of no more than four days or parts thereof during any three-month period by officers or employees of that agency and in-person lobbying by any elected official of such agency on behalf of such agency or in connection with the powers, duties, or compensation of such official((: PROVIDED, That)). The total expenditures of nonpublic funds made in connection with such lobbying for or on behalf of any one or more members of the legislature or state elected officials or public officers or employees of the state of Washington ((do)) may not exceed fifteen dollars for any three-month period((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That)). The exemption under this subsection (5)(d)(v)(B) is in addition to the exemption provided in (d)(v)(A) of this subsection;
     (C) Preparation or adoption of policy positions.
     The statements shall be in the form and the manner prescribed by the commission and shall be filed within one month after the end of the quarter covered by the report.
     (6) In lieu of reporting under subsection (5) of this section, any county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi municipal corporation, or special purpose district may determine and so notify the public disclosure commission((,)) that elected officials, officers, or employees who, on behalf of any such local agency, engage in lobbying reportable under subsection (5) of this section shall register and report such reportable lobbying in the same manner as a lobbyist who is required to register and report under RCW 42.17.150 and 42.17.170 (as recodified by this act). Each such local agency shall report as a lobbyist employer pursuant to RCW 42.17.180 (as recodified by this act).
     (7) The provisions of this section do not relieve any elected official or officer or employee of an agency from complying with other provisions of this chapter, if such elected official, officer, or employee is not otherwise exempted.
     (8) The purpose of this section is to require each state agency and certain local agencies to report the identities of those persons who lobby on behalf of the agency for compensation, together with certain separately identifiable and measurable expenditures of an agency's funds for that purpose. This section shall be reasonably construed to accomplish that purpose and not to require any agency to report any of its general overhead cost or any other costs ((which)) that relate only indirectly or incidentally to lobbying or ((which)) that are equally attributable to or inseparable from nonlobbying activities of the agency.
     The public disclosure commission may adopt rules clarifying and implementing this legislative interpretation and policy.

Sec. 809   RCW 42.17.200 and 1990 c 139 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Any person who has made expenditures, not reported by a registered lobbyist under RCW 42.17.170 (as recodified by this act) or by a candidate or political committee under RCW 42.17.065 or 42.17.080 (as recodified by this act), exceeding ((five hundred)) one thousand dollars in the aggregate within any three-month period or exceeding ((two)) five hundred dollars in the aggregate within any one-month period in presenting a program ((addressed)) to the public, a substantial portion of which is intended, designed, or calculated primarily to influence legislation shall ((be required to)) register and report, as provided in subsection (2) of this section, as a sponsor of a grass roots lobbying campaign.
     (2) Within thirty days after becoming a sponsor of a grass roots lobbying campaign, the sponsor shall register by filing with the commission a registration statement, in such detail as the commission shall prescribe, showing:
     (a) The sponsor's name, address, and business or occupation, and, if the sponsor is not an individual, the names, addresses, and titles of the controlling persons responsible for managing the sponsor's affairs;
     (b) The names, addresses, and business or occupation of all persons organizing and managing the campaign, or hired to assist the campaign, including any public relations or advertising firms participating in the campaign, and the terms of compensation for all such persons;
     (c) The names and addresses of each person contributing twenty-five dollars or more to the campaign, and the aggregate amount contributed;
     (d) The purpose of the campaign, including the specific legislation, rules, rates, standards, or proposals that are the subject matter of the campaign;
     (e) The totals of all expenditures made or incurred to date on behalf of the campaign((, which totals shall be)) segregated according to financial category, including but not limited to the following: Advertising, segregated by media, and in the case of large expenditures (as provided by rule of the commission), by outlet; contributions; entertainment, including food and refreshments; office expenses including rent and the salaries and wages paid for staff and secretarial assistance, or the proportionate amount ((thereof)) paid or incurred for lobbying campaign activities; consultants; and printing and mailing expenses.
     (3) Every sponsor who has registered under this section shall file monthly reports with the commission((, which reports shall be filed)) by the tenth day of the month for the activity during the preceding month. The reports shall update the information contained in the sponsor's registration statement and in prior reports and shall show contributions received and totals of expenditures made during the month, in the same manner as provided for in the registration statement.
     (4) When the campaign has been terminated, the sponsor shall file a notice of termination with the final monthly report((, which notice)). The final report shall state the totals of all contributions and expenditures made on behalf of the campaign, in the same manner as provided for in the registration statement.

Sec. 810   RCW 42.17.210 and 1973 c 1 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
     If any person registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist ((under this chapter employs)), or ((if)) any employer of any person registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist ((under this chapter)), employs ((any)) a member or an employee of the legislature, ((or any)) a member of ((any)) a state board or commission, ((or any employee of the legislature,)) or ((any)) a full-time state employee, ((if such)) and that new employee ((shall)) remains in the partial employ of the state ((or any agency thereof, then)), the new employer ((shall)) must file within fifteen days after employment a statement ((under oath)) with the commission, signed under oath, setting out the nature of the employment, the name of the person ((to be paid thereunder)) employed, and the amount of pay or consideration ((to be paid thereunder. The statement shall be filed within fifteen days after the commencement of such employment)).

Sec. 811   RCW 42.17.220 and 1973 c 1 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:
     It ((shall be)) is a violation of this chapter for any person to employ for pay or any consideration, or pay or agree to pay any consideration to, a person to lobby who is not registered under this chapter except upon the condition that such a person must register as a lobbyist as provided by this chapter((, and such person does in fact so register as soon as practicable)).

Sec. 812   RCW 42.17.230 and 1987 c 201 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person required to register as a lobbyist under ((this chapter shall also have the following obligations, the violation of which shall constitute cause for revocation of his registration, and may subject such person, and such person's employer, if such employer aids, abets, ratifies, or confirms any such act, to other civil liabilities, as provided by this chapter:
     (1) Such persons shall obtain and preserve all)) RCW 42.17.150 (as recodified by this act) shall substantiate financial reports required to be made under this chapter with accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and other necessary documents ((necessary to substantiate the financial reports required to be made under this chapter)). All such documents must be obtained and preserved for a period of at least five years from the date of ((the)) filing ((of)) the statement containing such items((, which accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents)) and shall be made available for inspection by the commission at any time((: PROVIDED, That if a lobbyist is required under)). If the terms of ((his)) the lobbyist's employment contract ((to turn any)) require that these records be turned over to his or her employer, responsibility for the preservation and inspection of ((such)) these records under this subsection shall ((rest)) be with such employer.
     (2) ((In addition,)) A person required to register as a lobbyist under RCW 42.17.150 (as recodified by this act) shall not:
     (a) Engage in any lobbying activity ((as a lobbyist)) before registering as ((such)) a lobbyist;
     (b) Knowingly deceive or attempt to deceive ((any)) a legislator ((as to any fact)) regarding the facts pertaining to any pending or proposed legislation;
     (c) Cause or influence the introduction of ((any)) a bill or amendment ((thereto)) to that bill for the purpose of ((thereafter)) later being employed to secure its defeat;
     (d) Knowingly represent an interest adverse to ((any of)) his or her employer((s)) without ((first)) full disclosure of the adverse interest to the employer and obtaining ((such)) the employer's written consent ((thereto after full disclosure to such employer of such adverse interest));
     (e) Exercise any undue influence, extortion, or unlawful retaliation upon any legislator ((by reason of such)) due to the legislator's position ((with respect to, or his vote upon,)) or vote on any pending or proposed legislation;
     (f) Enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding ((according to which his or her)) in which any portion of his or her compensation((, or any portion thereof,)) is or will be contingent upon ((the)) his or her success ((of any attempt to influence)) in influencing legislation.
     (3) A violation by a lobbyist of this section shall be cause for revocation of his or her registration, and may subject the lobbyist and the lobbyist's employer, if the employer aids, abets, ratifies, or confirms the violation, to other civil liabilities as provided by this chapter.

Sec. 901   RCW 42.17.240 and 1995 c 397 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) After January 1st and before April 15th of each year, every elected official and every executive state officer shall ((after January 1st and before April 15th of each year)) file with the commission a statement of financial affairs for the preceding calendar year. However, any local elected official whose term of office ((expires immediately after)) ends on December 31st shall file the statement required to be filed by this section for the final year ((that ended on that December 31st)) of his or her term.
     (2) Within two weeks of becoming a candidate, every candidate shall ((within two weeks of becoming a candidate)) file with the commission a statement of financial affairs for the preceding twelve months.
     (3) Within two weeks of appointment, every person appointed to a vacancy in an elective office or executive state officer position shall ((within two weeks of being so appointed)) file with the commission a statement of financial affairs for the preceding twelve months.
     (4) A statement of a candidate or appointee filed during the period from January 1st to April 15th shall cover the period from January 1st of the preceding calendar year to the time of candidacy or appointment if the filing of the statement would relieve the individual of a prior obligation to file a statement covering the entire preceding calendar year.
     (5) No individual may be required to file more than once in any calendar year.
     (6) Each statement of financial affairs filed under this section shall be sworn as to its truth and accuracy.
     (7) Every elected official and every executive state officer shall file with their statement of financial affairs a statement certifying that they have read and are familiar with RCW 42.17.130 (as recodified by this act) or 42.52.180, whichever is applicable.
     (8) For the purposes of this section, the term "executive state officer" includes those listed in RCW 42.17.2401.
     (9) This section does not apply to incumbents or candidates for a federal office or the office of precinct committee officer.

Sec. 902   RCW 42.17.2401 and 2009 c 565 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:
     For the purposes of RCW 42.17.240 (as recodified by this act), ((the term)) "executive state officer" includes:
     (1) The chief administrative law judge, the director of agriculture, ((the administrator of the Washington basic health plan,)) the director of the department of services for the blind, the director of the state system of community and technical colleges, the director of commerce, the secretary of corrections, the director of early learning, the director of ecology, the commissioner of employment security, the chair of the energy facility site evaluation council, the secretary of the state finance committee, the director of financial management, the director of fish and wildlife, the executive secretary of the forest practices appeals board, the director of the gambling commission, the director of general administration, the secretary of health, the administrator of the Washington state health care authority, the executive secretary of the health care facilities authority, the executive secretary of the higher education facilities authority, the executive secretary of the horse racing commission, the executive secretary of the human rights commission, the executive secretary of the indeterminate sentence review board, the director of the department of information services, the executive director of the state investment board, the director of labor and industries, the director of licensing, the director of the lottery commission, the director of the office of minority and women's business enterprises, the director of parks and recreation, the director of personnel, the executive director of the public disclosure commission, the executive director of the Puget Sound partnership, the director of the recreation and conservation office, the director of retirement systems, the director of revenue, the secretary of social and health services, the chief of the Washington state patrol, the executive secretary of the board of tax appeals, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of the utilities and transportation commission, the director of veterans affairs, the president of each of the regional and state universities and the president of The Evergreen State College, and each district and each campus president of each state community college;
     (2) Each professional staff member of the office of the governor;
     (3) Each professional staff member of the legislature; and
     (4) Central Washington University board of trustees, the boards of trustees of each community college and each technical college, each member of the state board for community and technical colleges, state convention and trade center board of directors, ((committee for deferred compensation,)) Eastern Washington University board of trustees, Washington economic development finance authority, The Evergreen State College board of trustees, executive ethics board, forest practices appeals board, forest practices board, gambling commission, life sciences discovery fund authority board of trustees, Washington health care facilities authority, ((each member of the Washington health services commission,)) higher education coordinating board, higher education facilities authority, horse racing commission, state housing finance commission, human rights commission, indeterminate sentence review board, board of industrial insurance appeals, information services board, ((recreation and conservation funding board,)) state investment board, commission on judicial conduct, legislative ethics board, liquor control board, lottery commission, ((marine oversight board,)) Pacific Northwest electric power and conservation planning council, parks and recreation commission, board of pilotage commissioners, pollution control hearings board, public disclosure commission, ((public pension commission,)) shorelines hearings board, public employees' benefits board, recreation and conservation funding board, salmon recovery funding board, board of tax appeals, transportation commission, University of Washington board of regents, utilities and transportation commission, ((Washington state maritime commission,)) Washington personnel resources board, Washington ((public power supply system)) energy northwest executive board, Washington State University board of regents, Western Washington University board of trustees, and fish and wildlife commission.

Sec.903   RCW 42.17.241 and 2008 c 6 s 202 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The statement of financial affairs required by RCW 42.17.240 (as recodified by this act) shall disclose the following information for the reporting individual and each member of his or her immediate family:
     (a) Occupation, name of employer, and business address; ((and))
     (b) Each bank ((or)) account, savings account ((or)), and insurance policy in which ((any such person or persons owned)) a direct financial interest ((that exceeded five)) was held that exceeds twenty thousand dollars at any time during the reporting period; each other item of intangible personal property in which ((any such person or persons owned)) a direct financial interest((, the value of which exceeded five hundred)) was held that exceeds two thousand dollars during the reporting period; the name, address, and nature of the entity; and the nature and highest value of each ((such)) direct financial interest during the reporting period; ((and))
     (c) The name and address of each creditor to whom the value of ((five hundred)) two thousand dollars or more was owed; the original amount of each debt to each ((such)) creditor; the amount of each debt owed to each creditor as of the date of filing; the terms of repayment of each ((such)) debt; and the security given, if any, for each such debt((: PROVIDED, That)). Debts arising ((out of)) from a "retail installment transaction" as defined in chapter 63.14 RCW (retail installment sales act) need not be reported; ((and))
     (d) Every public or private office, directorship, and position held as trustee; ((and))
     (e) All persons for whom any legislation, rule, rate, or standard has been prepared, promoted, or opposed for current or deferred compensation((: PROVIDED, That)). For the purposes of this subsection, "compensation" does not include payments made to the person reporting by the governmental entity for which ((such)) the person serves as an elected official or state executive officer or professional staff member for his or her service in office; the description of such actual or proposed legislation, rules, rates, or standards; and the amount of current or deferred compensation paid or promised to be paid; ((and))
     (f) The name and address of each governmental entity, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, association, union, or other business or commercial entity from whom compensation has been received in any form of a total value of ((five hundred)) two thousand dollars or more; the value of the compensation; and the consideration given or performed in exchange for the compensation; ((and))
     (g) The name of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, union, or other entity in which is held any office, directorship, or any general partnership interest, or an ownership interest of ten percent or more; the name or title of that office, directorship, or partnership; the nature of ownership interest; and ((with respect to each such entity)): (i) With respect to a governmental unit in which the official seeks or holds any office or position, if the entity has received compensation in any form during the preceding twelve months from the governmental unit, the value of the compensation and the consideration given or performed in exchange for the compensation; and (ii) the name of each governmental unit, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, association, union, or other business or commercial entity from which the entity has received compensation in any form in the amount of ((two thousand five hundred)) ten thousand dollars or more during the preceding twelve months and the consideration given or performed in exchange for the compensation((: PROVIDED, That the term)). As used in (g)(ii) of this subsection, "compensation" ((for purposes of this subsection (1)(g)(ii))) does not include payment for water and other utility services at rates approved by the Washington state utilities and transportation commission or the legislative authority of the public entity providing the service((: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That)). With respect to any bank or commercial lending institution in which is held any office, directorship, partnership interest, or ownership interest, it shall only be necessary to report either the name, address, and occupation of every director and officer of the bank or commercial lending institution and the average monthly balance of each account held during the preceding twelve months by the bank or commercial lending institution from the governmental entity for which the individual is an official or candidate or professional staff member, or all interest paid by a borrower on loans from and all interest paid to a depositor by the bank or commercial lending institution if the interest exceeds ((six)) two thousand four hundred dollars; ((and))
     (h) A list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the commission, of all real property in the state of Washington, the assessed valuation of which exceeds ((two thousand five hundred)) ten thousand dollars in which any direct financial interest was acquired during the preceding calendar year, and a statement of the amount and nature of the financial interest and of the consideration given in exchange for that interest; ((and))
     (i) A list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the commission, of all real property in the state of Washington, the assessed valuation of which exceeds ((two thousand five hundred)) ten thousand dollars in which any direct financial interest was divested during the preceding calendar year, and a statement of the amount and nature of the consideration received in exchange for that interest, and the name and address of the person furnishing the consideration; ((and))
     (j) A list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the commission, of all real property in the state of Washington, the assessed valuation of which exceeds ((two thousand five hundred)) ten thousand dollars in which a direct financial interest was held((: PROVIDED, That)). If a description of the property has been included in a report previously filed, the property may be listed, for purposes of this ((provision)) subsection (1)(j), by reference to the previously filed report; ((and))
     (k) A list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the commission, of all real property in the state of Washington, the assessed valuation of which exceeds ((five)) twenty thousand dollars, in which a corporation, partnership, firm, enterprise, or other entity had a direct financial interest, in which corporation, partnership, firm, or enterprise a ten percent or greater ownership interest was held; ((and))
     (l) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which food and beverage in excess of fifty dollars was accepted under RCW 42.52.150(5); ((and))
     (m) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which items specified in RCW 42.52.010(10) (d) and (f) were accepted; and
     (n) Such other information as the commission may deem necessary in order to properly carry out the purposes and policies of this chapter, as the commission shall prescribe by rule.
     (2) Where an amount is required to be reported under subsection (1)(a) through (m) of this section, it shall be sufficient to comply with the requirement to report whether the amount is less than ((one)) four thousand dollars, at least ((one)) four thousand dollars but less than ((five)) twenty thousand dollars, at least ((five)) twenty thousand dollars but less than ((ten)) forty thousand dollars, at least ((ten)) forty thousand dollars but less than ((twenty-five)) one hundred thousand dollars, or ((twenty-five)) one hundred thousand dollars or more. An amount of stock may be reported by number of shares instead of by market value. No provision of this subsection may be interpreted to prevent any person from filing more information or more detailed information than required.
     (3) Items of value given to an official's or employee's spouse, domestic partner, or family member are attributable to the official or employee, except the item is not attributable if an independent business, family, or social relationship exists between the donor and the spouse, domestic partner, or family member.

Sec. 904   RCW 42.17.242 and 1977 ex.s. c 336 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     No payment shall be made to any person required to report under RCW 42.17.240 (as recodified by this act) and no payment shall be accepted by any such person, directly or indirectly, in a fictitious name, anonymously, or by one person through an agent, relative, or other person in such a manner as to conceal the identity of the source of the payment or in any other manner so as to effect concealment ((except that)). The commission may issue categorical and specific exemptions to the reporting of the actual source when there is an undisclosed principal for recognized legitimate business purposes.

Sec. 1001   RCW 42.17.390 and 2006 c 315 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     One or more of the following civil remedies and sanctions may be imposed by court order in addition to any other remedies provided by law:
     (1) If the court finds that the violation of any provision of this chapter by any candidate or political committee probably affected the outcome of any election, the result of ((said)) that election may be held void and a special election held within sixty days of ((such)) the finding. Any action to void an election shall be commenced within one year of the date of the election in question. It is intended that this remedy be imposed freely in all appropriate cases to protect the right of the electorate to an informed and knowledgeable vote.
     (2) If any lobbyist or sponsor of any grass roots lobbying campaign violates any of the provisions of this chapter, his or her registration may be revoked or suspended and he or she may be enjoined from receiving compensation or making expenditures for lobbying((: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That)). The imposition of ((such)) a sanction shall not excuse ((said)) the lobbyist from filing statements and reports required by this chapter.
     (3) ((Any)) A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each ((such)) violation. However, a person or entity who violates RCW 42.17.640 (as recodified by this act) may be subject to a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars or three times the amount of the contribution illegally made or accepted, whichever is greater.
     (4) ((Any)) A person who fails to file a properly completed statement or report within the time required by this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty of ten dollars per day for each day each ((such)) delinquency continues.
     (5) ((Any)) A person who fails to report a contribution or expenditure as required by this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty equivalent to the amount not reported as required.
     (6) The court may enjoin any person to prevent the doing of any act herein prohibited, or to compel the performance of any act required herein.

Sec. 1002   RCW 42.17.395 and 2006 c 315 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The commission may (a) determine whether an actual violation of this chapter has occurred; and (b) issue and enforce an appropriate order following such a determination.
     (2) The commission, in cases where it chooses to determine whether an actual violation has occurred, shall hold a hearing pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, to make ((such)) a determination. Any order that the commission issues under this section shall be pursuant to such a hearing.
     (3) In lieu of holding a hearing or issuing an order under this section, the commission may refer the matter to the attorney general or other enforcement agency as provided in RCW 42.17.360 (as recodified by this act).
     (4) The person against whom an order is directed under this section shall be designated as the respondent. The order may require the respondent to cease and desist from the activity that constitutes a violation and in addition, or alternatively, may impose one or more of the remedies provided in RCW 42.17.390 (2) through (5) (as recodified by this act). No individual penalty assessed by the commission may exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars, and in any case where multiple violations are involved in a single complaint or hearing, the maximum aggregate penalty may not exceed four thousand two hundred dollars.
     (5) An order issued by the commission under this section shall be subject to judicial review under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. If the commission's order is not satisfied and no petition for review is filed within thirty days ((as provided in RCW 34.05.542)), the commission may petition a court of competent jurisdiction of any county in which a petition for review could be filed under that section, for an order of enforcement. Proceedings in connection with the commission's petition shall be in accordance with RCW 42.17.397 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 1003   RCW 42.17.397 and 1989 c 175 s 92 are each amended to read as follows:
     The following procedure shall apply in all cases where the commission has petitioned a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of any order it has issued pursuant to this chapter:
     (1) A copy of the petition shall be served by certified mail directed to the respondent at his or her last known address. The court shall issue an order directing the respondent to appear at a time designated in the order, not less than five days from the date thereof, and show cause why the commission's order should not be enforced according to its terms.
     (2) The commission's order shall be enforced by the court if the respondent does not appear, or if the respondent appears and the court finds, pursuant to a hearing held for that purpose:
     (a) That the commission's order is unsatisfied; ((and))
     (b) That the order is regular on its face; and
     (c) That the respondent's answer discloses no valid reason why the commission's order should not be enforced or that the respondent had an appropriate remedy by review under RCW 34.05.570(3) and failed to avail himself or herself of that remedy without valid excuse.
     (3) Upon appropriate application by the respondent, the court may, after hearing and for good cause, alter, amend, revise, suspend, or postpone all or part of the commission's order. In any case where the order is not enforced by the court according to its terms, the reasons for the court's actions shall be clearly stated in writing, and ((such)) the action shall be subject to review by the appellate courts by certiorari or other appropriate proceeding.
     (4) The court's order of enforcement, when entered, shall have the same force and effect as a civil judgment.
     (5) Notwithstanding RCW 34.05.578 through 34.05.590, this section is the exclusive method for enforcing an order of the commission.

Sec. 1004   RCW 42.17.400 and 2007 c 455 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The attorney general and the prosecuting authorities of political subdivisions of this state may bring civil actions in the name of the state for any appropriate civil remedy, including but not limited to the special remedies provided in RCW 42.17.390 (as recodified by this act).
     (2) The attorney general and the prosecuting authorities of political subdivisions of this state may investigate or cause to be investigated the activities of any person who there is reason to believe is or has been acting in violation of this chapter, and may require any such person or any other person reasonably believed to have information concerning the activities of such person to appear at a time and place designated in the county in which such person resides or is found, to give such information under oath and to produce all accounts, bills, receipts, books, paper and documents which may be relevant or material to any investigation authorized under this chapter.
     (3) When the attorney general or the prosecuting authority of any political subdivision of this state requires the attendance of any person to obtain such information or ((the production of)) produce the accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents ((which)) that may be relevant or material to any investigation authorized under this chapter, he or she shall issue an order setting forth the time when and the place where attendance is required and shall cause the same to be delivered to or sent by registered mail to the person at least fourteen days before the date fixed for attendance. ((Such)) The order shall have the same force and effect as a subpoena, shall be effective statewide, and, upon application of the attorney general or ((said)) the prosecuting authority, obedience to the order may be enforced by any superior court judge in the county where the person receiving it resides or is found, in the same manner as though the order were a subpoena. The court, after hearing, for good cause, and upon application of any person aggrieved by the order, shall have the right to alter, amend, revise, suspend, or postpone all or any part of its provisions. In any case where the order is not enforced by the court according to its terms, the reasons for the court's actions shall be clearly stated in writing, and ((such)) the action shall be subject to review by the appellate courts by certiorari or other appropriate proceeding.
     (4) ((Any)) A person who has notified the attorney general and the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurred in writing that there is reason to believe that some provision of this chapter is being or has been violated may himself or herself bring in the name of the state any of the actions (hereinafter referred to as a citizen's action) authorized under this chapter.
     (a) This citizen action may be brought only if:
     (i) The attorney general and the prosecuting attorney have failed to commence an action hereunder within forty-five days after ((such)) the notice;
     (ii) ((Such)) The person has thereafter further notified the attorney general and prosecuting attorney that ((said)) the person will commence a citizen's action within ten days upon their failure ((so)) to do so;
     (iii) The attorney general and the prosecuting attorney have in fact failed to bring such action within ten days of receipt of said second notice; and
     (iv) The citizen's action is filed within two years after the date when the alleged violation occurred.
     (b) If the person who brings the citizen's action prevails, the judgment awarded shall escheat to the state, but he or she shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the state of Washington for costs and ((attorney's)) attorneys' fees he or she has incurred((: PROVIDED, That)). In the case of a citizen's action ((which)) that is dismissed and ((which)) that the court also finds was brought without reasonable cause, the court may order the person commencing the action to pay all costs of trial and reasonable ((attorney's)) attorneys' fees incurred by the defendant.
     (5) In any action brought under this section, the court may award to the state all costs of investigation and trial, including ((a)) reasonable ((attorney's)) attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court. If the violation is found to have been intentional, the amount of the judgment, which shall for this purpose include the costs, may be trebled as punitive damages. If damages or trebled damages are awarded in such an action brought against a lobbyist, the judgment may be awarded against the lobbyist, and the lobbyist's employer or employers joined as defendants, jointly, severally, or both. If the defendant prevails, he or she shall be awarded all costs of trial, and may be awarded ((a)) reasonable ((attorney's)) attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court to be paid by the state of Washington.

Sec. 1005   RCW 42.56.010 and 2007 c 197 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Agency" includes all state agencies and all local agencies. "State agency" includes every state office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other state agency. "Local agency" includes every county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or special purpose district, or any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local public agency.
     (2) "Person in interest" means the person who is the subject of a record or any representative designated by that person, except that if that person is under a legal disability, "person in interest" means and includes the parent or duly appointed legal representative.
     (3) "Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics. For the office of the secretary of the senate and the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives, public records means legislative records as defined in RCW 40.14.100 and also means the following: All budget and financial records; personnel leave, travel, and payroll records; records of legislative sessions; reports submitted to the legislature; and any other record designated a public record by any official action of the senate or the house of representatives.
     (((3))) (4) "Writing" means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording any form of communication or representation including, but not limited to, letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, motion picture, film and video recordings, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, diskettes, sound recordings, and other documents including existing data compilations from which information may be obtained or translated.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1101   When RCW 42.17.2401 (as recodified by this act) is codified, the code reviser shall arrange the names of the agencies in each subsection in alphabetical order, arranged according to the first distinctive word of each agency's name.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1102   The following sections are recodified as a new chapter in Title 42 RCW, to be codified as chapter 42.17A RCW, in the following order with the following subchapter headings:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
RCW 42.17.010
RCW 42.17.020
RCW 42.17.035
RCW 42.17.440
ELECTRONIC ACCESS
RCW 42.17.367
RCW 42.17.369
RCW 42.17.460
RCW 42.17.461
RCW 42.17.463
ADMINISTRATION
RCW 42.17.350
RCW 42.17.360
RCW 42.17.370
Section 304 of this act
RCW 42.17.690
RCW 42.17.380
RCW 42.17.405
RCW 42.17.420
RCW 42.17.430
RCW 42.17.450
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING
RCW 42.17.030
RCW 42.17.040
RCW 42.17.050
Section 404 of this act
RCW 42.17.060
RCW 42.17.065
RCW 42.17.067
RCW 42.17.080
RCW 42.17.090
RCW 42.17.3691
RCW 42.17.093
RCW 42.17.100
RCW 42.17.103
RCW 42.17.105
RCW 42.17.550
RCW 42.17.135
POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS
RCW 42.17.561
RCW 42.17.565
RCW 42.17.570
RCW 42.17.575
RCW 42.17.510
RCW 42.17.520
RCW 42.17.530
RCW 42.17.540
RCW 42.17.110
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS
RCW 42.17.610
RCW 42.17.640
RCW 42.17.645
RCW 42.17.700
Section 604 of this act
RCW 42.17.070
RCW 42.17.095
RCW 42.17.120
Section 607 of this act
RCW 42.17.125
RCW 42.17.650
RCW 42.17.660
RCW 42.17.670
RCW 42.17.720
RCW 42.17.730
RCW 42.17.740
RCW 42.17.770
RCW 42.17.780
RCW 42.17.790
RCW 42.17.680
RCW 42.17.760
PUBLIC OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENCIES CAMPAIGN RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS--REPORTING
RCW 42.17.128
RCW 42.17.130
RCW 42.17.710
RCW 42.17.750
RCW 42.17.245
Section 703 of this act
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE AND RESTRICTIONS
RCW 42.17.150
RCW 42.17.155
RCW 42.17.160
RCW 42.17.170
RCW 42.17.172
RCW 42.17.175
RCW 42.17.180
RCW 42.17.190
RCW 42.17.200
RCW 42.17.210
RCW 42.17.220
RCW 42.17.230
PERSONAL FINANCIAL AFFAIRS REPORTING BY CANDIDATES AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS
RCW 42.17.240
RCW 42.17.2401
RCW 42.17.241
RCW 42.17.242
ENFORCEMENT
RCW 42.17.390
RCW 42.17.395
RCW 42.17.397
RCW 42.17.400
RCW 42.17.410
TECHNICAL PROVISIONS
RCW 42.17.900
RCW 42.17.910
RCW 42.17.911
RCW 42.17.912
RCW 42.17.920
RCW 42.17.930
RCW 42.17.940
RCW 42.17.945
RCW 42.17.950
RCW 42.17.955
RCW 42.17.960
RCW 42.17.961
RCW 42.17.962
RCW 42.17.963
RCW 42.17.964
RCW 42.17.965
RCW 42.17.966

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1103   The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 42.17.131 (Exemption from RCW 42.17.130) and 1994 c 154 s 317;
     (2) RCW 42.17.362 (Toll-free telephone number) and 2000 c 237 s 6;
     (3) RCW 42.17.365 (Audits and investigations) and 1999 c 401 s 8 & 1993 c 2 s 29;
     (4) RCW 42.17.375 (Reports filed with county elections official -- Rules governing) and 1983 c 294 s 1;
     (5) RCW 42.17.465 (Information technology plan -- Contents) and 1999 c 401 s 4;
     (6) RCW 42.17.467 (Information technology plan -- Consultation) and 1999 c 401 s 5;
     (7) RCW 42.17.469 (Information technology plan -- Submission) and 1999 c 401 s 6;
     (8) RCW 42.17.471 (Access performance reports) and 1999 c 401 s 7;
     (9) RCW 42.17.562 (Intent) and 2005 c 445 s 2;
     (10) RCW 42.17.620 (Intent) and 1993 c 2 s 2; and
     (11) RCW 42.17.647 (Rules) and 2006 c 348 s 3.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1104   Sections 505, 602, and 703 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1105   Sections 101 through 504, 506 through 601, and 603 through 1103 of this act take effect January 1, 2012.