SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6369

BYSenators Nelson, Pullen, Vognild and Talmadge

Requiring quarterly reports on public office funds.

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 26, 1988; January 29, 1988

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Pullen, Chairman; McCaslin, Vice Chairman; Halsan, Hayner, Madsen, Nelson, Newhouse, Niemi, Talmadge.

Senate Staff:Jon Carlson (786-7459)

                  February 11, 1988

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 10, 1988

BACKGROUND:

Current law requires elected and appointed officials to file a yearly report detailing contributions received for nonreimbursed public office-related expenses.  Concern has been expressed to the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) that the reporting requirements which pertain to public office fund contributions and expenditures are too infrequent to provide an accurate picture of public office fund activity.

SUMMARY:

The report submitted to the PDC regarding contributions to and expenditures from the public office fund is changed from an annual to a quarterly report.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      requested January 22, 1988

Senate Committee - Testified: No one