SB 5861 — Extending respectful workplace code of conduct provisions to all members of the legislative community.

S-2156.1SUBSTITUTES-1422.1SENATE SENATE BILL 5861State of Washington66th Legislature2019 Regular SessionBySenateSessionBySenators State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Dhingra, Rivers, Hunt, Wellman, Hasegawa, Darneille, Saldaña, Cleveland, Conway, Frockt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, Palumbo, Randall, and Wilson, C.)READC.Read FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/22/19.AN02/07/19.Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.AN ACT Relating to extending respectful workplace code of conduct provisions to all members of the legislative community;

adding a new sectionsections to chapter 42.17A RCW;

and(13) Develop and provide a training course for the lobbyist respectful workplace codescode of conduct adopteddeveloped byunder thesection house6 of representativesthis andact.Sec. the senate.Sec.

RCW 42.17A.600 and 2010 c 204 s 801 are each amended to read as follows:(1) Before lobbying, or within thirty days after being employed as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first, 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 name, permanent business address, and any temporary residential and business addresses in Thurston county during the legislative session;(b) The name, address and occupation or business of the lobbyist's employer;(c) The duration of the lobbyist's employment;(d) The compensation to be received for lobbying, the amount to be paid for expenses, and what expenses are to be reimbursed;(e) Whether the lobbyist is employed solely as a lobbyist or whether the lobbyist is a regular employee performing services for his or her employer which include but are not limited to the influencing of legislation;(f) The general subject or subjects to be lobbied;(g) A written authorization from each of the lobbyist's employers confirming such employment;(h) The name and address of the person who will have custody of the accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents required to be kept under this chapter;(i) If the lobbyist's employer is an entity (including, but not limited to, business and trade associations) whose members include, or which as a representative entity undertakes lobbying activities for, businesses, groups, associations, or organizations, the name and address of each member of such entity or person represented by such entity whose fees, dues, payments, or other consideration paid to such entity during either of the prior two years have exceeded five hundred dollars or who is obligated to or has agreed to pay fees, dues, payments, or other consideration exceeding five hundred dollars to such entity during the current year;(j) An attestation that the lobbyist has read and completed a training course on the respectful workplace codescode of conduct adopteddeveloped byunder thesection senate6 and the house of representatives.(2)this act.(2) Any lobbyist who receives or is to receive compensation from more than one person for lobbying shall file a separate notice of representation for each person.

The photograph ((and)), information, and attestation that the lobbyist has completed a training course on the respectful workplace codescode of conduct adopteddeveloped byunder thesection senate6 and the house of representativesthis act shall be published by the commission at least biennially in a booklet form for distribution to legislators and the public.Sec.

If the terms of the lobbyist's employment contract require that these records be turned over to his or her employer, responsibility for the preservation and inspection of these records under this subsection shall be with such employer.(2) A person required to register as a lobbyist under RCW 42.17A.600 shall not:(a) Engage in any lobbying activity before registering as a lobbyist;(b) Knowingly deceive or attempt to deceive a legislator regarding the facts pertaining to any pending or proposed legislation;(c) Cause or influence the introduction of a bill or amendment to that bill for the purpose of later being employed to secure its defeat;(d) Knowingly represent an interest adverse to his or her employer without full disclosure of the adverse interest to the employer and obtaining the employer's written consent;(e) Exercise any undue influence, extortion, or unlawful retaliation upon any legislator due to the legislator's position or vote on any pending or proposed legislation;(f) Enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding in which any portion of his or her compensation is or will be contingent upon his or her success in influencing legislation.(3)legislation;(g) Engage in any lobbying activity during any period of revocation of the lobbyist's registration due to a credible finding of a violation of the respectful workplace code of conduct developed under section 6 of this act.(3) A violation by a lobbyist of this section shall be cause for revocation of his or her registration, and may subject the lobbyist and the lobbyist's employer, if the employer aids, abets, ratifies, or confirms the violation, to other civil liabilities as provided by this chapter.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

A new section is added to chapter 42.17A RCW to read as follows:Followingfollows:(1) aA complaintcredible andfinding investigationby undereither house of the respectfullegislature workplaceof policyany violation of thea senatelobbyist orof the housecode of representatives,conduct ifdeveloped eitherunder chambersection 6 of this act shall result in revocation of the legislaturelobbyist's findsregistration thatfor atwo lobbyistyears hasfrom violatedthe date of the chamber'scredible respectfulfinding.(2) workplaceIf codea oflobbyist's conduct,registration is revoked under this section, the commission shall notify each of the lobbyist's employers of the credible finding.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

A new section is added to chapter 42.17A RCW to read as follows:(1) A work group is convened to develop a respectful workplace code of conduct for lobbyists registered under this chapter.

The respectful workplace code of conduct must include a process for conducting investigations into any alleged violations of the code of conduct to make credible findings when allegations are sustained.(2) The code of conduct must be modeled on the code of conduct developed by the legislature for members of the legislative community.(3) Members of the work group shall include representatives of the lobbying community chosen by the commission, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the secretary of the senate.(4) The work group must prepare its code of conduct and process for investigation into alleged violations of the code of conduct by December 1, 2019.(5) The commission shall periodically review the code of conduct and, if necessary to update the code of conduct, convene a work group with membership appointed in the same manner as in subsection (3) of this section to produce an updated code of conduct.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

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