WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 6775: Public disclosure

Simplifying public disclosure report filing and distributions.

Summary

  • $ Excuses the filing of reports with county auditors or elections officers when the reports have been filed with the Public Disclosure Commission electronically, or with a city agency.
  • $ Delays the date by which the Public Disclosure Commission must offer electronic filing to lobbyists.
  • $ Imposes electronic filing requirements on candidates and all political committees.
  • $ Delays the date by which candidates and political committees must file electronically and revises the electronic reporting threshold for candidates and political committees.
  • $ Revises the Public Disclosure Commission's accessibility goals with respect to reports filed electronically and non-electronically.
  • $ Requires the Public Disclosure Commission to establish a toll free telephone number.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6775), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 237, Laws of 2000
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2000
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateFeb 14, 2000
  4. Passed HouseMar 2, 2000
  5. Governor
  6. LawMar 30, 2000
Prime sponsor
Julia Patterson (D-33)
Introduced
January 26, 2000 in the Senate
Last action
March 30, 2000
Session law
Chapter 237, Laws of 2000

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Julia Patterson (D-33)

7 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jim Horn R-41Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Paull Shin D-21Margarita Prentice D-11Calvin Goings D-25Georgia Gardner D-42Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 14, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6775
42 Yea 6 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26100
Republican16501
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

March 2, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6775
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49000
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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House · Final Passage

March 8, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6775
97 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat48100
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Nay (1)

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House · Final Passage

March 8, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6775
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49000
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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Senate · Final Passage

March 9, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6775
37 Yea 7 Nay 1 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24201
Republican13513
How each member voted

Absent (1)

Excused (4)

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History

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SB 6775 in other sessions

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