RCW 42.17A.600 Registration of lobbyists. (1) Before lobbying, or within thirty days after being employed as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first, unless exempt under RCW 42.17A.610, a lobbyist shall register by filing with the commission a lobbyist registration statement, in such detail as the commission shall prescribe, that includes the following information: (a) The lobbyist’s […]
RCW 42.17A.603 Code of conduct—Verification—Penalty. (1) A lobbyist who is registered under RCW 42.17A.600 before December 31, 2019, is required to update the lobbyist’s registration materials to include the attestation required by RCW 42.17A.600(1)(j) by December 31, 2019. (2) The commission shall revoke the registration of any lobbyist registered under RCW 42.17A.600 who does not […]
RCW 42.17A.605 Photograph and information—Publication. Each lobbyist shall at the time the lobbyist registers submit electronically to the commission a recent photograph of the lobbyist of a size and format as determined by rule of the commission, together with the name of the lobbyist’s employer, the length of the lobbyist’s employment as a lobbyist before […]
RCW 42.17A.610 Exemption from registration and reporting. The following persons and activities are exempt from registration and reporting under RCW 42.17A.600, 42.17A.615, and 42.17A.640: (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 […]
RCW 42.17A.615 Reporting by lobbyists—Rules. (1) Any lobbyist registered under RCW 42.17A.600 and any person who lobbies shall file electronically with the commission monthly reports of the lobbyist’s or person’s lobbying activities. The reports shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the commission and must be signed by the lobbyist. The monthly […]
RCW 42.17A.620 Notification to person named in report. (1) When a listing or a report of contributions is made to the commission under RCW 42.17A.615(2)(c), 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 […]
RCW 42.17A.625 Special reports—Lobbyists—Late contributions or large totals. Any lobbyist registered under RCW 42.17A.600, 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 42.17A.265, before a primary or […]
RCW 42.17A.630 Reports by employers of registered lobbyists, other persons. (1) Every employer of a lobbyist registered under this chapter during the preceding calendar year and every person other than an individual who made contributions aggregating to more than *sixteen thousand dollars or independent expenditures aggregating to more than *eight hundred dollars during the preceding […]
RCW 42.17A.635 Legislative activities of state agencies, other units of government, elective officials, employees. (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 […]
RCW 42.17A.640 Grass roots lobbying campaigns. (1) Any person who has made expenditures, not reported by a registered lobbyist under RCW 42.17A.615 or by a candidate or political committee under RCW 42.17A.225 or 42.17A.235, exceeding *one thousand dollars in the aggregate within any three-month period or exceeding *five hundred dollars in the aggregate within any […]
RCW 42.17A.645 Employment of legislators, board or commission members, or state employees—Statement, contents. If any person registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist, or any employer of any person registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist, employs a member or an employee of the legislature, a member of a state board […]
RCW 42.17A.650 Employment of unregistered persons. It 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 […]
RCW 42.17A.655 Lobbyists’ duties, restrictions—Penalties for violations. (1) A person required to register as a lobbyist under RCW 42.17A.600 shall substantiate financial reports required to be made under this chapter with accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and other necessary documents and records. All such documents must be obtained and preserved for a period of at […]
