PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-06-066.
Title of Rule: WAC 390-20-015 Lobbyist registration--Termination.
Purpose: Establish a process for terminating lobbyist registrations.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17.370(1).
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17.150.
Summary: The proposed amendment clarifies when a lobbyist may terminate his or her registration and makes the language of the rule gender neutral.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The proposed amendment provides clearer guidance to lobbyists and the public.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Vicki Rippie, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 586-4838; and Enforcement: Susan Harris, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 753-1981.
Name of Proponent: Public Disclosure Commission, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 390-20-015 indicates when a registered lobbyist is eligible to terminate his or her registration. Currently, the rule says termination may occur when a lobbyist intends to cease lobbying activity. The proposed amendment modifies this language to when the lobbyist actually stops lobbying and is no longer being compensated for lobbying.
The termination process set out in the existing rule is not changed by the proposed amendment.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The proposed amendment makes the language of the rule gender neutral and specifies that a lobbyist may terminate his or her registration and cease filing lobbying reports with the Public Disclosure Commission when the lobbyist is no longer lobbying or being compensated to lobby.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed amendment does not have an economic impact on small businesses.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The Public Disclosure Commission is not specified in section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, as being subject to this section nor has it been brought under the section as otherwise provided in the chapter law.
Hearing Location: Senate Hearing Room #2, John A. Cherberg Building, First Floor, 304 15th Avenue, Capitol Campus, Olympia, WA, on May 25, 1999, at 9:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Jennifer Alloway, 753-1111.
Submit Written Comments to: Vicki Rippie, Public Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, fax (360) 753-1112 by May 12, 1999.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 25, 1999.
April 16, 1999
Vicki Rippie
Assistant Director
OTS-3070.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 85-05, filed 11/26/85)
WAC 390-20-015
Lobbyists registration--Termination.
A lobbyist who ((intends to))
ceases lobbying activity may terminate his or her registration at any time by filing with the
commission a signed statement, consistent with RCW 42.17.150(3), indicating ((his intention to
terminate any further activity as a lobbyist or by so indicating)) that he or she is not lobbying or
being compensated to lobby. This notice of termination may be provided on an L-2 report for the
month ((that)) in which termination has taken place. A lobbyist who terminates ((such)) his or
her registration shall file ((any)) all reports required ((under the lobbyist reporting provisions))
by chapter 42.17 RCW for the period during which he or she was registered as a lobbyist. The
employer of ((any such)) a lobbyist who terminates his or her registration shall not be relieved of
any duty to file the reports otherwise required by chapter 42.17 RCW ((42.17.180)).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). 85-24-020 (Order 85-05), § 390-20-015, filed 11/26/85; Order 62, § 390-20-015, filed 8/26/75.]