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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1677

HB 1677: Campaign finance disclosure

Concerning campaign finance disclosure.

Summary

  • Requires political and incidental committees formed after the first day of the last full month before an election, rather than the last three weeks, to file statements of organization within three business days of organization.
  • Requires candidates and political and incidental committees to file an additional contributions and expenditures report 34 days before a general election.
  • Increases the threshold for contributions to trigger a special report from $1,000 to be tied to the contribution limit for state officers, which is currently $2,000, and increases the special reporting period for large contributions from 21 days before an election to the beginning of the last full month before an election.
  • Requires purchasers of political advertising or electioneering communications to disclose to commercial advertisers that the purchase includes political advertising or electioneering communications, upon request of the commercial advertiser.
  • Makes the Public Disclosure Transparency Account a nonappropriated account, and establishes purposes for which it may be spent.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1677), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2023
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Walsh (R-19)
Introduced
January 30, 2023 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2024
Requested by
Other
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1677, SHB 1677

AN ACT Relating to improving transparency in campaign finance disclosure;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Walsh (R-19)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mia Gregerson D-33Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1677)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1677)
  4. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1677)
  5. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1677 in other sessions

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