This bill creates a new chapter in Title 19 RCW requiring private entities that receive grants funded in whole or in part by state funds (as grantees or subgrantees) to post specified disclosures on their website or other publicly accessible means within five business days of being awarded the grant. Required disclosures are each employee's name and wages paid, each board member's name and any compensation paid, any political contributions made by the private entity in the previous four election cycles, the name of any lobbyist employed or contracted by the private entity for lobbying services, and an accounting of how the grant money was spent. State and local agencies that award grants, including pass-through funding, must ensure grantees and subgrantees comply. Noncompliance is treated as grounds for forfeiture of the award and requires the noncompliant private entity to reimburse the grantor the full amount awarded. The bill includes definitions for "agency" (covering state and local agencies), "state agency," "local agency," "grant" (excluding procurement transactions as defined in RCW 39.26.010), and "private entity." The text provided does not specify required formats or levels of detail for the disclosures, does not define "website or other publicly accessible means," and does not describe enforcement procedures beyond forfeiture and reimbursement (for example, notice, appeal, collection process, or timing). The new chapter number in Title 19 RCW is not given, and the external definition in RCW 39.26.010 is referenced but not included.

If enacted, private organizations that get any state-funded grant would need to publicly post within five business days detailed disclosures including employee names and wages, board member names and pay, political contributions from the last four election cycles, any lobbyists they use, and an accounting of grant spending. That will shift immediate costs and responsibilities onto grantees and subgrantees to assemble and publish sensitive payroll and financial information quickly, and onto state and local grant-making agencies to check compliance; failure to comply would expose the private entity to losing the award and having to repay the full grant amount. This likely increases administrative and legal review costs for both grant recipients and grantors and may deter some nonprofits or private firms from applying because of privacy and reputational risks. Important implementation details are missing from the text provided, including how much detail is required for each disclosure, what counts as an acceptable public posting method, and how forfeiture and repayment would be carried out or appealed, so some real-world effects depend on rules not specified here.