This bill makes procedural changes to Washington campaign finance law by amending existing reporting and recordkeeping requirements for candidates, political committees, incidental committees, treasurers, and persons making independent expenditures. It alters filing timelines so the regular pre-election reports due 20 days and 6 days before an election must disclose contributions and expenditures through the end of two business days before the report date; monthly reports due on the 10th cover activity through the last day of the preceding month. From the first day of the fourth month before a special election (or fifth month before a general election) through election day, treasurers must file weekly (each Monday) reports of bank deposits for the prior seven days, including contributor names and amounts except for contributors of $25 or less in the aggregate. Independent-expenditure filers must file an initial report within five days after making an independent expenditure that alone or cumulatively reaches $100 (or when no reasonable monetary estimate is practicable), then subsequent reports on the 20th and 6th day before the election, on the 10th day of the month after the election, and monthly as required; the 20-day/6-day report is the final report for independent-expenditure filers. The bill revises recordkeeping and inspection procedures: treasurers must keep books of account current within five business days normally and within one business day during the ten calendar days immediately before an election; books must be available for public inspection by appointment between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from the tenth calendar day before the election through the day before the election (excluding weekends and legal holidays), with appointments allowed within 48 hours of a requested time. Treasurers may provide digital access or copies instead of in-person inspection, may require photo identification and appointment information, and may refuse inspection without them. Reports must be certified as correct by candidates and treasurers (or by independent-expenditure filers), financial records must be retained at least five calendar years, and the bill creates a limited safe harbor for amended reports filed within 21 days of an initial report if certain accuracy, timing, and dollar-adjustment conditions are met. The bill also sets procedures for dissolving political committees, requiring a final report and notice of intent to dissolve, a 60-day waiting period during which reporting continues until specified conditions are met, commission posting of the notice, commission acknowledgment of dissolution, and retention of liability for violations committed before dissolution. The commission is directed to adopt rules for incidental committee dissolution. Sections 1 and 3 of the act expire January 1, 2026, and Sections 2 and 4 take effect January 1, 2026. The provided text is incomplete in places: portions of Sec. 2 and other amendments (including the full text amending RCW 42.17A.255 and RCW 29B.25.120, and cross-referenced statutory language) are not shown, and some clauses begin or end mid-sentence. Those missing parts could affect interpretation of specific duties and definitions.

If enacted, the bill makes campaign reporting and bookkeeping more frequent and more current: candidates, political committees, incidental committees, and independent expenditure filers must file reports covering activity through two business days before major pre‑election reports, monthly reports cover the prior month, and during the pre‑election period treasurers must file weekly reports each Monday listing bank deposits and contributor names (small donors under $25 aggregated need not be identified). Treasurers must keep books current within five business days normally and within one business day during the ten days before an election, keep records for at least five years, make records available for inspection during a specified window with appointments and ID, and provide digital access or copies if requested; independent expenditure reporters must file an initial report within five days of spending $100 or more and follow the 20th/6th/10th-day reporting schedule, and small, timely amended reports meeting set limits are less likely to be treated as violations. The people most affected are treasurers, campaign staff, candidates, political and incidental committees, and anyone making or receiving independent expenditures: they will likely face higher administrative workloads, faster reconciliation and disclosure timelines, and possible increased costs for staff time, recordkeeping, and providing digital access; committees seeking to dissolve must meet new notice, waiting, and reporting conditions and remain liable for past violations, while the commission must post notices and adopt rules. Important implementation details and some cross-references to other statutes are missing from the extracted text, and sections 1 and 3 are shown to expire January 1, 2026 while sections 2 and 4 take effect January 1, 2026, so the exact timing and interaction with other law are unclear.