2156 AMH ABEL WEHL 367
HB 2156 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-3578.1/26) 1949
By Representative Abell |
ADOPTED 02/16/2026
On page 1, line 22 of the striking amendment, after "(7)" insert "(a)"
On page 1, line 26 of the striking amendment, after "74.67.010" insert ".
(b) For the purposes of this section, "economic and financial crimes" are those crimes that violate laws applicable to the department of revenue of the state of Washington, the department of labor and industries, and the office of the insurance commissioner; and any felony offense involving fraudulent use of property for financial gain, including but not limited to, offenses under chapters 9A.56, 9A.60, 9A.82, or 21.20 RCW or RCW 9.35.020, 74.34.020, or 42.20.070. An "economic and financial crime" does not include civil or administrative violations; actions brought under chapter 19.86 RCW; regulatory, licensing, tax, labor, campaign finance, or environmental violations; or offenses where financial loss is incidental and not a primary element of the crimes, unless the violation is independently chargeable as a felony offense"
| EFFECT: Defines the economic and financial crimes that an Attorney General's Office investigator may investigate as crimes that violate the laws for the Department of Revenue, Department of Labor and Industries, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, or felony offenses that involve the fraudulent use of property for financial gain, including theft and property crimes, identity theft, forgery, vulnerable adult exploitation, extortion, securities or investment fraud, criminal profiteering, or misappropriation of public funds. Excludes certain violations from the definition, unless the violation is independently chargeable as a felony offense. |
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