Pursuant to the commission's authority in RCW 42.17A.125 to revise the monetary reporting thresholds found in chapter 42.17A RCW to reflect changes in economic conditions, the following revisions are made:
Code Section | Subject | Value Set in Statute (and last changed) | Previous Adjusted Value in Rule (last changed in 2014) | Current Adjusted Value (effective ...2023) |
42.17A.600(1) | Threshold for reporting members of a lobbyist employer entity who pay dues or fees | $500 (1973) | $1,450 | $4,000 |
42.17A.610(5) | Limit for "casual lobbying" exemption from registration for lobbying expenses in a three-month period | $25 (1982) | $35 | $100 |
42.17A.615(2) | Threshold for itemizing expenditures on entertainment and food or beverage for public officials | $25 (entertainment) (1982) $50 (food &beverage) (1995) | $50 n/a | $100 $100 |
42.17A.630(2) | Threshold for reporting monthly contributions by lobbyist employer | $100 (1990) | $110 | $250 |
42.17A.635 (5)(d)(v)(B) | Limit on expenditure of nonpublic funds on behalf of any public officer in connection with agency lobbying | $15 (1979) | $25 | $100 |
42.17A.640(1) | Threshold of expenditure activity for registration as a grassroots lobbying campaign | $500 per month (1985) $1,000 per threemonth period (1985) | $700 $1,400 | $1,500 $3,000 |
42.17A.640(2) | Threshold for reporting the identity of contributors to a grassroots campaign | $25 (1985) | n/a | $100 |
Wash. Admin. Code § 390-20-150