HB 2647 — Applying campaign contribution limits to candidates for all special purpose districts authorized to provide freight and passenger transfer and terminal facilities.

H-4239.1SUBSTITUTEH-3079.1HOUSE HOUSE BILL 2647State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy House State Government, Elections & Information Technology (originally sponsored by Representatives Wylie, Stonier, Hudgins, Tarleton, Macri, Vick, Cody, Clibborn, Harris, Gregerson, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, and Doglio)READDoglioRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/29/18.AN01/11/18. ACT Relating to applying campaign contribution limits to candidates for all special purpose districts authorized to provide freight and passenger transfer and terminal facilities;

andReferred amendingto RCWCommittee 42.17A.405.BEon ITState ENACTEDGovt, BYElections THE& LEGISLATUREIT.AN OFACT THERelating STATE OF WASHINGTON:Sec. 1.  RCW 42.17A.405 and 2013 c 311 s 1 are each amended to readapplying ascampaign follows:(1) The contribution limits into thiscandidates section apply to:(a) Candidates for legislativeall office;(b)special Candidates for state office other than legislative office;(c) Candidates for county office;(d) Candidates for ((special purpose districtdistricts office if that district is authorized to provide freight and passenger transfer and terminal facilitiesfacilities; and that district has over two hundred thousand registered voters)) port district office;(e) Candidates for city council office;(f) Candidates for mayoral office;(g) Candidates for school board office;(h) Candidates for public hospital district board of commissioners in districts with a population over one hundred fifty thousand;(i) Persons holding an office in (a) through (h) of this subsection against whom recall charges have been filed or to a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of a person holding the office;(j) Caucus political committees;(k) Bona fide political parties.(2) No person, other than a bona fide political party or a caucus political committee, may make contributions to a candidate for a legislative office, county office, city council office, mayoral office, school board office, or public hospital district board of commissioners that in the aggregate exceed eight hundred dollars or to a candidate for a public office in a special purpose district or a state office other than a legislative office that in the aggregate exceed one thousand six hundred dollars for each election in which the candidate is on the ballot or appears as a write-in candidate.

and amending RCW 42.17A.405.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:Sec. 1.  RCW 42.17A.405 and 2013 c 311 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:(1) The contribution limits in this section apply to:(a) Candidates for legislative office;(b) Candidates for state office other than legislative office;(c) Candidates for county office;(d) Candidates for special purpose district office if that district is authorized to provide freight and passenger transfer and terminal facilities ((and that district has over two hundred thousand registered voters));(e) Candidates for city council office;(f) Candidates for mayoral office;(g) Candidates for school board office;(h) Candidates for public hospital district board of commissioners in districts with a population over one hundred fifty thousand;(i) Persons holding an office in (a) through (h) of this subsection against whom recall charges have been filed or to a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of a person holding the office;(j) Caucus political committees;(k) Bona fide political parties.(2) No person, other than a bona fide political party or a caucus political committee, may make contributions to a candidate for a legislative office, county office, city council office, mayoral office, school board office, or public hospital district board of commissioners that in the aggregate exceed eight hundred dollars or to a candidate for a public office in a special purpose district or a state office other than a legislative office that in the aggregate exceed one thousand six hundred dollars for each election in which the candidate is on the ballot or appears as a write-in candidate.

or(c) An expenditure or contribution for independent expenditures as defined in RCW 42.17A.005 or electioneering communications as defined in RCW 42.17A.005.(16)42.17A.005.--- For purposes of this section, "special purpose district" means port district.--- END ---