PDFWAC 390-20-020A

L-2 Reporting guide.

For Entertainment, Receptions, Travel and Educational Expenditures
Typical Expenditures*
(Only permitted if receipt could not reasonably be expected to influence the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties.)
Itemize Expense?
Give Copy of Monthly Expense Report or Memo Report to Elected Official?
Entertaining State Officials, Employees or Their Families:
 
 
Any type of entertainment occasion costing $50 or less
No
No
Breakfast, lunch or dinner for legislator or other state official or employee (singly, or in conjunction with family member(s)) and total cost for occasion is:
 
 
 
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$50 or less
No
No
 
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More than $50, and amount attributable to legislator/family is more than $50
Yes
Yes
Tickets to theater, sporting events, etc.
Yes
No
Golf outing
Yes
No
Receptions:
 
 
Reception to which the entire legislature, all members of a chamber, or any of the two largest caucuses recognized in each chamber are invited and is:
Yes
Disclose list of attendees (submitting sign-in sheet is sufficient). A per-person cost is not required
No
 
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Sponsored by a person other than a lobbyist;
 
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Attended by individuals other than legislators, lobbyists, and lobbyist employers;
 
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A social event; and
 
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Does not include a sit-down meal.
All other receptions
Yes
Yes, if the food and beverage cost for the legislator and family members exceeds $50
Travel-Related Expenditures for Officials, Employees:
 
 
Travel, lodging, meals for office-related appearance or speech at lobbyist employer's annual conference
Yes
Yes
Travel, lodging, meals for office-related tour of lobbyist employer's manufacturing plant or other facility
Yes
Yes
Educational Expenditures for Officials, Employees:
 
 
Travel, lodging, meals, tuition to attend seminar sponsored by nonprofit organization
Yes
Yes
Other Lobbying-Related Items:
 
 
Flowers costing any amount to officials, staff and/or family
No
No
Candy costing $50 or less per official or employee
No
No
Golf balls, coffee cups or other promotional items
No
No
Fruit baskets costing $50 or less per official or employee
No
No
Note:
References to employees or staff do not constitute authority to provide impermissible items to regulatory, contracting or purchasing employees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1), 2019 c 428, and 2019 c 261. WSR 20-02-062, § 390-20-020A, filed 12/24/19, effective 1/24/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110 and 42.17A.615(4). WSR 15-01-064, § 390-20-020A, filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.]