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Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-025 - Lobbyists expenditures-Apportionment of expenses

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(1) For the purposes of compliance with
			 RCW
			  42.17A.615 (2) (a) requiring
			 reporting of expenditures by lobbyists, a person registered and reporting as a
			 lobbyist need only report those expenditures made or incurred for lobbying.
			 Each expenditure must be reported in sufficient itemized detail to identify the
			 person and agency being lobbied, and the subject matter of the proposed
			 legislation (or other legislative activity) or rulemaking that the lobbyist has
			 been engaged in supporting or opposing. Such detail must include the
			 identification of legislation or rule by number or citation, or title of draft
			 if no number has been assigned. If a lobbyist is reporting expenditure activity
			 of a grass roots (indirect) lobbying campaign, pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.640 and WAC
			 390-20-125, such activity must be
			 reported separately from other direct lobbying expenditures.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-025,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12; Order 62, § 390-20-025, filed
				  8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-026 - Definition of term "other expenses."

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The term "other expenses" in
				RCW
				 42.17A.615 shall be deemed to include only
				expenses or services paid or incurred or performed in connection with
				lobbying.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-026,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12; Order 70, § 390-20-026, filed 2/25/76;
				  Order 62, § 390-20-026, filed
				  8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-027 - Definition - State elected official, candidate for state office

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For the purposes of reporting by employers of registered
				lobbyists pursuant to
				RCW
				 42.17A.630, the terms "state elected
				official" and "candidate for state office" shall include governor, lieutenant
				governor, attorney general, state auditor, commissioner of public lands,
				insurance commissioner, secretary of state, superintendent of public
				instruction, state treasurer, state senator and state
				representative.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-027,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.390. 95-01-074A,
				  § 390-20-027, filed 12/16/94, effective 1/16/95; Order 71, §
				  390-20-027, filed 3/23/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-052 - Application of RCW 4217A635-Reports of agency lobbying

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Regarding the reporting of lobbying by public agencies pursuant
				to RCW
				 42.17A.635:
(1) The phrase "in-person lobbying" contained
			 in RCW
			  42.17A.635 (5) (d) (v) (B)
			 includes activity which is intended to influence the passage or defeat of
			 legislation, such as testifying at public hearings, but does not include
			 activity which is not intended to influence legislation, such as attending a
			 hearing merely to monitor or observe testimony and debate. "In-person" lobbying
			 also includes meetings through video conferencing or other remote access
			 through an online platform or other digital medium with visual
			 capability.
(2) The phrase "a
			 legislative request" contained in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.635 (5) (d) (ii)
			 includes an oral request from a member of the legislature or its
			 staff.
(3)
(a) When any subagency (i.e., department,
			 bureau, board, commission or agency) within a state agency, county, city, town,
			 municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation or special purpose district
			 (i.e., primary agency) has independent authority to expend public funds for
			 lobbying, that subagency may file a separate L-5 reporting the information
			 required by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.635(5).
(b) When a subagency elects to file its own,
			 separate L-5, it must notify the PDC and the administrative head of the primary
			 agency of its intentions electronically. The primary agency does not thereafter
			 need to include information for the subagency in its L-5, and will have no
			 legal obligation for the filings of the subagency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-054 - Agency lobbying - Reporting of lobbying by independent contractors

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(1) An independent
			 contractor who is retained to lobby on behalf of an agency shall register and
			 report as a lobbyist pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.600 and
			 42.17A.615.
(2) An agency which retains an independent
			 contractor as a lobbyist and reports all of its expenditures in connection
			 therewith pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.635 shall not be obligated to file a
			 report pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.630 with regard to that
			 lobbyist.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-054,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  81-08-025 (Order 81-01), § 390-20-054, filed
				  3/26/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-105 - Lobbyist's employer - Meaning - Examples

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(1) The term "lobbyist's employer" includes
			 every person who engages or utilizes the services of any other person to lobby,
			 upon an agreement express or implied, for compensation or for other
			 consideration, as that term is defined in WAC
			 390-05-220. A person is a
			 lobbyist's employer within the meaning of the act when:
(a) Other persons are actually employed by or
			 receive consideration from such person in whole or in part for
			 lobbying;
(b) Officers or employers
			 of such person, lobby for or on behalf of such person, whether such duties are
			 expressed in the corporate or partnership articles or bylaws or other writings
			 of such employer, or in a written or oral contract, or exist by reason of a
			 mutual understanding;
(c) The
			 lobbying services are secured or arranged for through an authorized
			 representative.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-110 - Reporting for lobbyist employers

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The official report for statement by employers of registered
				lobbyists as required by
				RCW
				 42.17A.630 is designated "L-3." Electronic
				filing is required by
				RCW
				 42.17A.055 unless the PDC executive director
				has granted a hardship exemption for lack of technological
				ability.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and 2008 c 6 § 1303.
				  09-01-063, § 390-20-110, filed 12/11/08, effective 1/11/09. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 05-06-070, § 390-20-110, filed 3/1/05, effective
				  4/1/05; 04-02-028, § 390-20-110, filed 12/31/03, effective 1/31/04.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 02-03-018, § 390-20-110, filed
				  1/4/02, effective 2/4/02. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1) and
				  42.17.180(1)(h). 98-01-062, § 390-20-110, filed 12/11/97, effective
				  1/11/98. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 96-01-103, § 390-20-110,
				  filed 12/19/95, effective 1/19/96. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.390.
				  95-01-074A, § 390-20-110, filed 12/16/94, effective 1/16/95. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-04-072, § 390-20-110, filed 1/29/93,
				  effective 3/1/93; 90-22-018, § 390-20-110, filed 10/29/90, effective
				  11/29/90. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 87-05-001 (Order 87-01),
				  § 390-20-110, filed 2/5/87; 85-24-020 (Order 85-05), § 390-20-110,
				  filed 11/26/85; 84-05-018 (Order 84-01), § 390-20-110, filed 2/10/84;
				  Order 62, § 390-20-110, filed 8/26/75.
Reviser's note:
Notice of
				  Objection
: The Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee finds that
				  WAC 390-20-110 has not been modified,
				  amended, withdrawn, or repealed by the Public Disclosure Commission so as to
				  conform with the intent of the Legislature as expressed in RCW  42.17.170 and
				  42.17.180. Therefore, pursuant to its authority under RCW 34.04.240, this
				  notice of objection is filed.
The Joint Committee finds that WAC
				  390-20-110 requires the
				  disclosure of information from lobbyists' employers which RCW  42.17.170 specifically excludes from reporting by lobbyists. It is the opinion of the
				  Joint Committee that the Commission is attempting to obtain information from
				  lobbyists' employers which the Commission would not otherwise be able to obtain
				  from lobbyists themselves. This would thwart the express intent of the
				  Legislature that such information is inappropriate for reporting. WAC
				  390-20-110 would effectively
				  neuter the reporting exemptions in RCW  42.17.170 -- the Commission would have
				  the information. This is not what the Legislature intended. [Joint
				  Administrative Rules Review Committee, Memorandum, August 16, 1984 -- Filed
				  August 28, 1984, WSR 84-18-014.]
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-111 - Lobbyist employers reporting of political contributions

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The official report entitled "Employer of Lobbyist Monthly
				Political Contribution Report" as required by
				RCW
				42.17A.-630 (2)(a) is designated "L-3c." Hard
				copies of this report are available for download on the PDC's website,
www.pdc.wa.gov
, and at the PDC Office, Olympia,
				Washington. Any attachments must be on 8-1/2" x 11" white
				paper.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-111,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  02-03-018, § 390-20-111, filed 1/4/02, effective 2/4/02. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 90-16-083, § 390-20-111, filed 7/31/90,
				  effective 8/31/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-120 - Reporting legislative activity by public agencies

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The official report for legislative activity by public agencies
				as required by
				RCW
				 42.17A.635 is designated "L-5." This report
				is available on the PDC's website,
www.pdc.wa.gov
, and at the PDC Office, Olympia,
				Washington.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 12-01-031, §
				  390-20-120, filed 12/13/11, effective 1/13/12. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370. 09-01-068, § 390-20-120, filed 12/12/08, effective 1/12/09.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 02-03-018, § 390-20-120, filed
				  1/4/02, effective 2/4/02; 85-24-020 (Order 85-05), § 390-20-120, filed
				  11/26/85; 80-02-106 (Order 80-02), § 390-20-120, filed 1/24/80. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.160(4) and 42.17.370(1). 78-08-061 (Order 100), §
				  390-20-120, filed 7/24/78; Order 94, § 390-20-120, filed 10/31/77; Order
				  77, § 390-20-120, filed 6/2/76; Order 62, § 390-20-120, filed
				  8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-125 - Registration and reporting by sponsors of grass roots lobbying campaigns

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The official report for registration and reporting by sponsors
				of grass roots lobbying campaigns as required by
				RCW
				 42.17A.640 is designated "L-6." Hard copies
				of this report are available for download on the PDC's website, pdc.wa.gov, and
				at the PDC Office, Olympia, Washington. Any attachments shall be on 8-1/2" x
				11" white paper.
(1) Grass roots
			 lobbying, also known as indirect lobbying, as set forth in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.640, involves an appeal to the public
			 to solicit, urge, or encourage the public to influence legislation. Grass roots
			 (indirect) lobbying is distinguished from direct lobbying of a legislator,
			 state official, or state agency, which may require registration and reporting
			 separately, pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.600 and
			 42.17A.615.
(2) The presentation of a campaign may
			 include any advertising displays, newspaper ads, billboards, signs, brochures,
			 articles, tabloids, flyers, letters, radio or television presentations, digital
			 communication, or other means of mass communication to the public. The
			 commission will consider the definition of "mass communication," as set forth
			 in WAC 390-05-290, as guidance in
			 application to this section.
(a) Internal
			 communications by a membership organization that are directed and limited to
			 the members of that organization do not constitute lobbying, as defined under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005. The commission will use the
			 criteria set forth under WAC
			 390-05-515 to assist in
			 determining whether a communication is primarily limited to the members within
			 an organization.
(b) The
			 publication or dissemination of news reporting activities by working members of
			 the press, radio, digital media, or television, where no payment for the
			 content has been received and where payment for the space or time of such
			 content is not normally required, is ex- empt from registration and reporting
			 as provided under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.610(3).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-130 - Statement of employment of legislators, state officers, and state employees

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The official report for statement of employment of legislators,
				state officers, and state employees as required by
				RCW
				 42.17A.645 is designated "L-7." Hard copies
				of this form are available for download on the PDC's website,
www.pdc.wa.gov
, and at the PDC Office, Olympia,
				Washington. Any paper attachments shall be on 8-1/2" x 11" white
				paper.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-130,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 05-11-002,
				  § 390-20-130, filed 5/4/05, effective 6/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 02-03-018, § 390-20-130, filed 1/4/02, effective 2/4/02;
				  85-24-020 (Order 85-05), § 390-20-130, filed 11/26/85; Order 62, §
				  390-20-130, filed 8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-140 - Loss of exemption from registering and reporting lobbying activities

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(1) For the purpose of
			 determining compliance with
			 RCW
			  42.17A.650, a lobbyist's employer is
			 responsible for the applicability of all of the exemptions provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.610 to any lobbyist the employer
			 employs, pays, or agrees to pay.
(2) The commission recognizes that a lobbyist
			 who initially intends in good faith to utilize the "casual lobbying" exemption
			 from registration and reporting which is provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.610(4) may thereafter
			 become ineligible for that exemption, thus violating
			 RCW
			  42.17A.600 or
			 42.17A.615 by not having registered or reported within the prescribed time
			 periods.
(3) The commission will
			 not commence enforcement proceedings against a lobbyist or their employer in
			 circumstances described in subsection (2) of this section if the lobbyist:
(a) Registers pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.600 before doing any lobbying in
			 excess of the exemption limitations in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.610(4); and
(b) Files a report on the L-2 Report when
			 next due under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.615, including all reportable
			 information for the lobbying activities cumulatively causing the exemption
			 limitations to be reached.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-141 - Registration and reporting required when a lobbyist employs another lobbyist

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(1) If a registered
			 lobbyist employs another lobbyist to perform lobbying activities in excess of
			 the exemptions specified in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.600(2) or
			 42.17A.610 then such registered
			 lobbyist is also an employer of a registered lobbyist.
(2) Any person who becomes an employer of a
			 registered lobbyist under such circumstances must (a) confirm such employment
			 on the employee's L-1 registration statement; (b) in a written instrument filed
			 with such employee's L-1 registration statement identify which clients the
			 employee is authorized to represent; (c) file an annual L-3 report as an
			 employer of a registered lobbyist; and (d) continue to file monthly L-2 reports
			 as a registered lobbyist.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-141,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  86-14-056 (Order 86-05), § 390-20-141, filed
				  6/27/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-143 - Application of lobbying provisions to organizations

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(1) A lobbyist other than an individual will
			 be considered to have properly restricted its lobbying activities and is
			 eligible for the
			 RCW
			  42.17A.610(5)"casual
			 lobbying" exemption during any three-month period in which its agents or
			 employees do not make an expenditure of more than $100 for or on behalf of
			 legislators, state elected officials, public officers or employees of the state
			 of Washington.
(2) A lobbyist other
			 than an individual which does sponsor or coordinate or directly make unreported
			 expenditures exceeding $100 during a three-month period, as fully described in
			 subsection (1) of this section, must register and report as required by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.600 and
			 42.17A.615: Provided, that it can
			 satisfy these requirements by having an individual agent (a) register and
			 report as a lobbyist, and (b) include a report of these and all other lobbying
			 expenditures made on behalf of the individual during that three-month period as
			 part of the L-2 Report.
(3) An
			 entity including, but not limited to, a law firm, consulting firm, advertising
			 agency, or other similar organization, which receives or expects to receive
			 compensation for lobbying from any person, must register and report as a
			 lobbyist pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.600 and
			 42.17A.615: Provided, that
			 membership dues or contributions to a nonprofit organization made for the
			 purpose of promoting a general interest and not in return for lobbying on
			 behalf of any specific member or contributor will not be regarded as
			 compensation for this purpose. Registration statements and reports must list as
			 the lobbyists both the firm or organization and each individual acting on its
			 behalf. The person paying the compensation must report under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.630 as a lobbyist's
			 employer.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-143,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  85-24-020 (Order 85-05), § 390-20-143, filed 11/26/85. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.160(4) and 42.17.370(1). 78-07-038 (Order 99), §
				  390-20-143, filed 6/26/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-144 - Registration and reporting by lobbyist organizations

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(1) Any firm, company, association, or
			 similar organization required to register as a lobbyist must file one
			 registration statement L-1 Report) for each employer for which the organization
			 will lobby.
(a) The lobbying organization
			 will include with the registration statement a photo and the biographical
			 information required by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.605 for each individual agent of the
			 organization who is authorized to lobby for that particular employer.
(b) If the agent is authorized to lobby for
			 several employers, only one photo and biographical sheet need be
			 submitted.
(c) The organization
			 must notify the PDC electronically when there is any change in the employment
			 or assignment of agents who lobby.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-145 - Reporting of lobbying events

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(1)
			 A meeting or other gathering of individuals for which lobbying is a purpose or
			 reasonably foreseeable result must be reported by or on behalf of the
			 sponsoring person in accordance with WAC
			 390-20-143
			 and other applicable provisions of law: Provided, that the executive director
			 is authorized to provide written guidance how all reportable information
			 relative to a particular gathering must be reported on the L-2 Report whenever
			 the application of the appropriate provisions of law is unclear to the
			 reporting person, and this interpretation must be reviewed and approved,
			 modified or rejected by the commission at its next regular or special
			 meeting.
(2) Any other lobbyist
			 reporting such a gathering may incorporate by reference in their L-2 Report, an
			 L-2 Report which is filed on the sponsor's behalf and which reports the
			 gathering in accordance with applicable provisions of law, including WAC
			 390-20-143(2)
			 and subsection (1) of this section.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 85-24-020 (Order
				  85-05), § 390-20-145, filed 11/26/85. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.160(4) and 42.17.370(1). 78-07-038 (Order 99), § 390-20-145, filed
				  6/26/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-146 - Reporting of field trips and other excursions

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(1) All persons required to file reports
			 pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.615 who provide field trips or other
			 excursions to elected and appointed officials, and other individuals required
			 to file the Personal Financial Affairs Statement F-1 Report) must file, on the
			 appropriate monthly L-2 or L-2 Memo Report, the identity of persons attending
			 the field trip or other excursion along with the date, pro rata cost, and a
			 brief description of the field trip or other excursion.
(2) All persons required to file pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710 who attend a field trip or other
			 excursion paid for or provided by a lobbyist, lobbyist employer, or other
			 person paying for or providing field trips or other excursions must report the
			 date, name of the person paying for or providing the field trip or excursion,
			 pro rata cost attributable to the filer, applicable code value, and a brief
			 description of the field trip or other excursion as part of the F-1 statement
			 that covers the date of the field trip or other excursion.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-146,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  00-22-059, § 390-20-146, filed 10/27/00, effective
				  11/27/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-148 - Lobbyist direction or control of employer contributions

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For purposes of
				RCW
				 42.17A.460, a lobbyist shall be deemed to be
				exercising direction or control over the choice of the recipient state office
				candidate, state official against whom recall charges have been filed or a
				political committee if the lobbyist:
(1) Officially decides to which state office
			 candidates, state officials against whom recall charges have been filed or
			 political committees the lobbyist employer or the employer's political
			 committee contributes; or
(2) Has
			 the ability, on his or her own initiative, to execute or authorize payment of a
			 contribution by the lobbyist employer or the employer's political committee to
			 a state office candidate, a state official against whom recall charges have
			 been filed or a political committee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-20-148,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.390. 94-11-016,
				  § 390-20-148, filed 5/5/94, effective
				  6/5/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-20 - Reporting lobbying activities › Section 390-20-150 - Changes in dollar amounts

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Pursuant to the commission's authority in
				RCW
				 42.17A.125 to revise the monetary reporting
				thresholds found in chapter 42.17A RCW to reflect changes in economic
				conditions, the following revisions are made:
Code
							 Section
Subject
Value Set in Statute (and last
							 changed)
Previous Adjusted Value in Rule
							 (last changed in 2014)
Current Adjusted Value
							 (effective ...2023)
42.17A.600(1)
Threshold for reporting members of a lobbyist
							 employer entity who pay dues or fees
$500 (1973)
$1,450
$4,000
42.17A.610(5)
Limit for "casual lobbying" exemption from
							 registration for lobbying expenses in a three-month period
$25 (1982)
$35
$100
42.17A.615(2)
Threshold for itemizing expenditures on
							 entertainment and food or beverage for public officials
$25 (entertainment) (1982)
$50 (food &beverage) (1995)
$50
n/a
$100
$100
42.17A.630(2)
Threshold for reporting monthly contributions by
							 lobbyist employer
$100 (1990)
$110
$250
42.17A.635 (5)(d)(v)(B)
Limit on expenditure of nonpublic funds on behalf of
							 any public officer in connection with agency lobbying
$15 (1979)
$25
$100
42.17A.640(1)
Threshold of expenditure activity for registration
							 as a grassroots lobbying campaign
$500 per month (1985)
$1,000 per threemonth period (1985)
$700
$1,400
$1,500
$3,000
42.17A.640(2)
Threshold for reporting the identity of contributors
							 to a grassroots campaign
$25 (1985)
n/a
$100
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-010 - Submissions for statement of financial affairs

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The official statement of financial affairs as required by
				RCW
				42.17A.-700 is designated "F-1," and is
				available on the commission's website,
www.pdc.wa.gov
, and at the Commission Office,
				Olympia, Washington.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-010,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 09-14-061,
				  § 390-24-010, filed 6/29/09, effective 7/30/09; 08-19-058, §
				  390-24-010, filed 9/12/08, effective 11/5/08. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 08-01-070, § 390-24-010, filed 12/14/07, effective 1/14/08.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and 42.17.241(1)(n). 07-04-084, §
				  390-24-010, filed 2/5/07, effective 3/8/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370.
				  06-18-034, § 390-24-010, filed 8/28/06, effective 9/28/06; 05-06-070,
				  § 390-24-010, filed 3/1/05, effective 4/1/05; 02-20-036, §
				  390-24-010, filed 9/24/02, effective 10/25/02. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 00-22-053, § 390-24-010, filed 10/27/00, effective 11/27/00.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1) and (11)  and 42.17.241(1)(n). 97-23-020,
				  § 390-24-010, filed 11/10/97, effective 1/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 96-09-017, § 390-24-010, filed 4/8/96, effective 5/9/96.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 91-24-011, § 390-24-010, filed
				  11/22/91, effective 12/23/91. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 88-20-029
				  (Order 88-04), § 390-24-010, filed 9/29/88; 86-19-039 (Order 86-06),
				  § 390-24-010, filed 9/12/86; 86-08-030 (Order 86-02), § 390-24-010,
				  filed 3/26/86; 85-24-020 (Order 85-05), § 390-24-010, filed 11/26/85;
				  84-01-017 (Order 83-03), § 390-24-010, filed 12/9/83; 80-18-028 (Order
				  80-07), § 390-24-010, filed 12/1/80; 80-02-055 (Order 80-01), §
				  390-24-010, filed 1/17/80; Order 94, § 390-24-010, filed 10/31/77; Order
				  87, § 390-24-010, filed 11/19/76; Order 62, § 390-24-010, filed
				  8/26/75; Order 48, § 390-24-010, filed 3/3/75; Order 44, §
				  390-24-010, filed 9/26/74; Order 6, § 390-24-010, filed
				  3/23/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-020 - Amending the statement of financial affairs (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-020,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 08-19-058,
				  § 390-24-020, filed 9/12/08, effective 11/5/08. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 08-01-070, § 390-24-020, filed 12/14/07, effective 1/14/08.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 05-06-070, § 390-24-020, filed 3/1/05,
				  effective 4/1/05; 02-20-036, § 390-24-020, filed 9/24/02, effective
				  10/25/02. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 00-22-052, § 390-24-020,
				  filed 10/27/00, effective 11/27/00. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1) and
				  (11)  and 42.17.241(1)(n). 97-23-020, § 390-24-020, filed 11/10/97,
				  effective 1/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 96-09-017, §
				  390-24-020, filed 4/8/96, effective 5/9/96. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370.
				  91-24-011, § 390-24-020, filed 11/22/91, effective 12/23/91. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 86-19-039 (Order 86-06), § 390-24-020, filed
				  9/12/86; 86-08-030 (Order 86-02), § 390-24-020, filed 3/26/86; 84-01-017
				  (Order 83-03), § 390-24-020, filed 12/9/83; 79-11-124 (Order 79-07),
				  § 390-24-020, filed 11/6/79; Order 94, § 390-24-020, filed 10/31/77;
				  Order 87, § 390-24-020, filed 11/19/76; Order 62, § 390-24-020, filed
				  8/26/75; Order 48, § 390-24-020, filed
				  3/3/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-025 - Time for filing statement of financial affairs

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(1) Any person holding elected public office,
			 except as exempted by the terms of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.700, and any appointed official and
			 professional staff member listed or referenced in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.700, and any appointed official
			 required to comply with the reporting requirements of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.700 by any other statute are required
			 to file the F-1 for each partial or full calendar year that such person has
			 served.
(a) For any elected official or
			 officer continuing service from the prior year, the reporting period covers the
			 entire preceding calendar year.
(b)
			 For any officer or official who leaves public office prior to January 1st, the
			 reporting period covers only the portion of the previous year that such person
			 was in office.
(c) For any officer
			 or official appointed to office between January through November, or any person
			 who becomes a candidate within the same time period, the reporting period
			 covers the immediately preceding twelve-month period from the time of
			 appointment or candidacy (or "from the time the F-1 was filed"). However, if
			 the appointee or candidate files between January 1st and April 15th and also
			 has a prior obligation to file as an officer or official under (a) of this
			 subsection, then the reporting period covers the period from January 1st of the
			 preceding year through the time of appointment or candidacy in the current
			 year. For any officer or official appointed to office in December, the
			 reporting period covers the preceding twelve-month period ending December 31st
			 of the same year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-032 - Definition-Nonreimbursed public office related expense (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 86-21-106 (Order
				  86-07), § 390-24-032, filed
				  10/20/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-100 - Definition-Direct financial interest

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(1)
			 For the purpose of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(b), the phrase
			 "direct financial interest" means and includes any direct ownership interest in
			 a bank or savings account, in the cash surrender value of an insurance policy,
			 in stocks, bonds, other securities, evidences of indebtedness, judgments,
			 accounts receivable, and other monetary claims in liquidated amounts.
The term "direct financial interest" as used in that
				subsection, shall not be deemed to include:
(a) Any direct financial interest which is
			 required to be reported by such elected official or candidate under any other
			 provision of chapter 42.17A RCW; and
(b) An account receivable by a business
			 entity in the ordinary course of such entity's business.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-105 - Definition-Written sworn statement (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-105,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  86-08-030 (Order 86-02), § 390-24-105, filed 3/26/86; Order 62, §
				  390-24-105, filed 8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-110 - Definition-Debt

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(1) For the purpose of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(c), the term
			 "debt" means and includes a personal obligation or liability to pay or return
			 something of value.
(2) The term
			 "debt" as used in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(c) shall not
			 be deemed to include:
(a) An account payable
			 of a business entity in the ordinary course of such entity's business;
			 or
(b) A contractual promise as
			 guarantor of a debt.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-150 - Definition-Officer

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(1) For the purposes of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(g), the term
			 "officer" or "office held" means and includes:
(a) President, vice president, secretary,
			 treasurer, or some derivation thereof;
(b) One who holds a corporate office;
			 or
(c) An individual who holds a
			 position described as an officer in a corporation's bylaws or who is appointed
			 by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws, or an individual who
			 acts in such capacity without the title or appointment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-160 - Definition-Professional staff member

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(1) A
			 professional staff member of the office of the governor and of the legislature
			 includes all individuals retained on a full or part-time basis whose primary
			 responsibilities require the exercise of judgment and discretion in policy
			 related matters including, but not limited to, such individuals who are
			 involved in the development of legislation. A professional staff member does
			 not include individuals retained primarily for clerical, ministerial, or
			 internal accounting and bookkeeping purposes.
(2) The commission needs a complete and
			 accurate list of professional staff members of the governor, the senate, and
			 the house of representatives, in order to properly and fairly administer the
			 personal financial affairs disclosure requirements applicable to executive
			 state officers as defined in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.705. Each December, the executive
			 director will ask the governor, the secretary of the senate, and the clerk of
			 the house to provide the commission by January 15th, the names and positions of
			 the professional staff members meeting the criteria set forth in subsection (1)
			 of this section, who are expected to be retained during the ensuing year, and
			 to provide periodic updates throughout the year as necessary to reflect changes
			 in professional staff.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-160,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.390. 94-05-010,
				  § 390-24-160, filed 2/3/94, effective 3/6/94. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 86-08-030 (Order 86-02), § 390-24-160, filed 3/26/86; Order
				  88, § 390-24-160, filed 12/29/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-200 - Descriptions of real property

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(1) For
			 the purposes of reporting real property as required by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(h) through
			 (k), the filer must list the street address
			 of each parcel, the assessor's parcel number, the abbreviated legal description
			 appearing on property tax statements, or the complete legal description. Each
			 property description must be followed by the name of the county in which the
			 property is located.
(2) Pursuant
			 to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(2), a judge,
			 prosecutor, sheriff, or their immediate family member who is required under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(h) through (k) 
			 to disclose the personal residence of the judge, prosecutor, or sheriff, may
			 satisfy that reporting requirement by instead reporting:
(a) The city or town; and
(b) The type of residence, such as a
			 single-family or multifamily residence, and the nature of ownership.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-201 - Report of compensation by limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, and similar entities

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For the purposes of filing financial disclosures required by
				RCW
				 42.17A.710:
(1) The terms partnership, general
			 partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, and limited
			 liability company as defined in Title 25 RCW will apply.
(2) A person filing a personal financial
			 affairs statement shall report the name of any limited partnership, limited
			 liability partnership, limited liability company, professional limited
			 liability company, and similar entity in which the person or member of the
			 person's immediate family holds:
(a) Any
			 office, directorship, or any general partnership interest, including the title
			 held; and
(b) Any ownership
			 interest of ten percent or more.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-202 - Report of compensation from sales commissions

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When a person receives compensation in the form of a
				commission on sales, the reporting of the compensation, required in
				RCW
				 42.17A.710, shall include:
(1) The name and address of the person or
			 persons through whom a commission was paid;
(2) For purposes of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(f), the name
			 and address of each person (other than an individual) for whom a service was
			 rendered or to whom a product was sold that resulted in a commission of $ 2,400
			 or more in the aggregate;
(3) For
			 purposes of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(g)(i), the
			 name and address of each governmental unit for whom a service was rendered or
			 to whom a product was sold that resulted in a commission;
(4) For purposes of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710(1)(g)(ii), the
			 name and address of each person (other than an individual) for whom a service
			 was rendered or to whom a product was sold that resulted in a commission of $
			 12,000 or more in the aggregate.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-202,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  08-01-070, § 390-24-202, filed 12/14/07, effective 1/14/08. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 92-08-105, § 390-24-202, filed 4/1/92, effective
				  5/2/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-203 - Reporting of field trips and other excursions

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(1) All persons required to file reports
			 pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.615 who provide field trips or other
			 excursions to elected and appointed officials, and other individuals required
			 to file the Personal Financial Affairs Statement (PDC Form F-1) shall file, on
			 the appropriate monthly L-2 or L-2 Memo Report, the identity of persons
			 attending the field trip or other excursion along with the date, pro rata cost,
			 and a brief description of the field trip or other excursion.
(2) All persons required to file pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.710 who attend a field trip or other
			 excursion paid for or provided by a lobbyist, lobbyist employer, or other
			 person paying for or providing field trips or other excursions shall report the
			 date, name of the person paying for or providing the field trip or excursion,
			 pro rata cost attributable to the filer, applicable code value, and a brief
			 description of the field trip or other excursion as part of the F-1 statement
			 that covers the date of the field trip or other excursion.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-203,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  00-22-059, § 390-24-203, filed 10/27/00, effective
				  11/27/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-205 - Reporting on compensation received for legislation prepared, promoted or opposed, for the statement of financial affairs (F-1)

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 42.17A.710(1)(e), as part of
				the F-1, unless part of their duties as an elected official, state executive
				officer, or professional staff member of a governmental entity, if an official
				has prepared, provided, or opposed any legislation, rule, rate, or standard for
				compensation, the official must provide information regarding:
(1) Each person for whom such services have
			 been provided and the subject area about which the reporting official has
			 prepared, promoted or opposed legislation, rule, rate, or standard;
			 and
(2) The current or deferred
			 compensation received or promised for said service for each person.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 86-08-030 (Order
				  86-02), § 390-24-205, filed 3/26/86; Order 90, § 390-24-205, filed
				  1/20/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-211 - Reporting on public or private office held for the statement of financial affairs (F-1)

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(1) An elected
			 official or executive state officer is not required to report the office,
			 directorship, or position held in a public or private office for service on a
			 governmental board, commission, association, or functional equivalent, when
			 such service is part of the elected official's or executive state officer's
			 official duties.
(2) Such "official
			 duties" may include service in an elected position of a board, commission, or
			 association of which general membership in such organization is part of the
			 official's or officer's official duties.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-210 - Report of officers and directors of financial institutions

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An elected official or candidate who is an officer or director
				of a financial institution may comply in part with
				RCW
				 42.17A.710(1)(g)(ii) by
				incorporating by reference a list of the financial institution's officers and
				directors if such a list has been filed with the commission by the financial
				institution in the current year.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-210,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  86-08-030 (Order 86-02), § 390-24-210, filed 3/26/86; Order 77, §
				  390-24-210, filed 6/2/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-24 - Reports Of Financial Affairs › Section 390-24-301 - Changes in dollar amounts of reporting thresholds and code values for the statement of financial affairs (F-1)

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Pursuant to the commission's authority in
				RCW
				 42.17A.125 to revise the monetary reporting
				thresholds and code values found in chapter 42.17A RCW to reflect changes in
				economic conditions, the following revisions are made:
Statutory Section
Subject Matter
Amount Enacted or Last Revised
Revision Effective January 12, 2015
.710 (1)(b)
Bank Accounts
$20,000
$24,000
.710 (1)(b)
Other Intangibles
$2,000
$2,400
.710 (1)(c)
Creditors
$2,000
$2,400
.710 (1)(f)
Compensation
$2,000
$2,400
.710 (1)(g)(ii)
Compensation to Business Entity
$10,000
$12,000
.710 (1)(g)
Bank Interest Paid
$2,400
$2,900
.710 (1)(h)
Real Property-Acquired
$10,000
$12,000
.710 (1)(i)
Real Property-Divested
$10,000
$12,000
.710 (1)(j)
Real Property-Held
$10,000
$12,000
.710 (1)(k)
Real Property-Business
$20,000
$24,000
.710 (1)(l)
Food and Beverages
$50
.710 (2)
Dollar Code A
Up to $4,449
Up to $29,999
Dollar Code B
$4,500-$23,999
$30,000-$59,999
Dollar Code C
$24,000-$47,999
$60,000-$99,999
Dollar Code D
$48,000-$119,999
$100,000-$199,999
Dollar Code E
$120,000 and up
$200,000-$499,999
Dollar Code F
$500,000-$749,999
Dollar Code G
$750,000-$999,999
Dollar Code H
$1,000,000 or more
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-24-301,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  08-01-070, § 390-24-301, filed 12/14/07, effective 1/14/08. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1) and (11)  and 42.17.241(1)(n). 97-23-020, §
				  390-24-301, filed 11/10/97, effective
				  1/1/98.