3SHB 1226 -
By Senators Benton, Kastama
OUT OF ORDER 03/01/2006
On page 7, after line 6 of the amendment, insert the following:
"Sec. 6 RCW 42.17.093 and 2003 c 123 s 2 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 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 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 committee is in favor of or
opposed to such proposition;
(f) The name and address of each person residing in the state of
Washington or corporation which 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
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
dollars to the out-of-state committee during the current calendar year,
together with the money value and date of such contributions;
(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
expenditure, and the total sum of such expenditures; and
(((h))) (i) Such 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 ((twentieth))
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.
(((3) A political committee required to file campaign reports with
the federal election commission or its successor is exempt from
reporting under this section.))
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7 If any provision of this act or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances is not affected."
Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
3SHB 1226 -
By Senators Benton, Kastama
OUT OF ORDER 03/01/2006
On page 7, at the beginning of line 13 of the title amendment, strike "and 42.17.710" and insert ", 42.17.710, and 42.17.093"
EFFECT: Requires out-of-state political committees to report contributions of twenty-five dollars or more made by Washington residents and corporations and contributions of two thousand five hundred dollars or more made by out-of-state residents and corporations; requires out-of-state committees to submit reports no later than the tenth of each month; and removes the provision that out- of-state political committees that report to the Federal Elections Commission are exempt from reporting contributions in Washington state.