Holding state officers and state employees to the same conflict of interest standard that is required of municipal officers.

Summary

The bill rewrites Washington’s ethics statutes so that state officers and employees are limited to less than a one‑percent ownership interest in any entity that does business with the state, matching the rule already applied to municipal officers. By redefining “beneficial interest” and other key terms, it seeks to close a gap created by a 2025 amendment that allowed state officials a much higher threshold. The change is intended to boost transparency and public trust in state government.

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