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2017 Senate Bill 5533: Prohibiting contributions to gubernatorial candidates by entities that collectively bargain with the state
Introduced by Sen. Dino Rossi (Sammamish) (R) on January 27, 2017
Referred to the Senate Commerce,Labor & Sports Committee on January 27, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 15, 2017
Prohibits any entity that engages in collective bargaining with the Governor from making contributions to any candidate for Governor, directly or indirectly. Prohibits any political committee from making any independent expenditure in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Governor or make contributions to any candidate for Governor, directly or indirectly, unless certain conditions are met. Provides for a referendum.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 17, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Bob Hasegawa (Seattle) (D) on March 7, 2017
Expands the prohibition on independent expenditures in support of and contributions to gubernatorial candidates made by entities collectively bargaining with the office of the governor or its representatives to all nonnatural persons; and deletes the provisions related to political committees.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 7, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Steve Conway (South Tacoma) (D) on March 7, 2017
Expands the same prohibition on unions to corporations and nonprofits.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 7, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Karen Keiser (Kent) (D) on March 7, 2017
Expands the prohibition on unions making campaign contributions to gubernatorial candidates to any corporation or nonprofit that has a contract with the state; and expands the prohibition for political committees making independent expenditures or contributions unless they did not accept contributions from any corporation or nonprofit that has a contract with the state or has not segregated those contributions.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 7, 2017
Received in the House on March 9, 2017
Referred to the House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee on March 9, 2017
Received in the Senate on January 26, 2018