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Legislative Ethics Board
(LEB)

The Legislative Ethics Board enforces state ethics laws and rules that apply to members and employees of the Legislature.

    Legislative Ethics Board (LEB) activity

    • Ethics advisory opinions

      View formal opinions from the Legislative Ethics Board about whether certain situations involve unethical conduct.

    • Ethics complaint opinions

      View the Legislative Ethics Board’s responses to complaints about unethical conduct by a legislator or legislative employee.

    • Ethics alerts

      Ethics alerts may be published at any time, at the discretion of the Legislative Ethics Board. Links to previous alerts are listed on this page.

    • Ethics Board meetings

      View upcoming and past meeting information from the Legislative Ethics Board.

    The Legislature will convene for the 2025 regular session on January 13, 2025
    The next regular session convenes in 23 day(s) on 01/13/2025
    Important legislative session dates

    Agency resources

    • Ethics Board Members

      View a list of members of the Legislative Ethics Board

    • 2024 Legislative Ethics Manual

      This manual explains the Legislature's ethics rules. It includes the text of the Ethics in Public Service Act (RCW 42.52).

      File size: 1 MB
    • Ethics Board rules

      Read the rules for legislative ethics and the Legislative Ethics Board's procedures.

    • Ethics complaint form

      Use this form to file a complaint against a legislator or legislative employee who acts unethically.

    • Employment disclosure form

      If you are a legislator or legislative employee, use this form to report an employment relationship between a state agency and you, your spouse, or your domestic partner.

      File size: 74 KB
    • Contract disclosure form

      If you are a legislator or legislative employee, use this form to report a contract, contract renewal, or grant between a state agency and you, your spouse, or your domestic partner.

    • Ethics reports

      Read reports about the Ethics Board’s activities from past years.

    About

    LEB
    Legislative Ethics Board (LEB)

    Mission statement

    To fairly administer the Ethics Act and to always be aware of the long-term effects that Board decisions may have on the legislative branch of government and the public trust.

    To emphasize training and the utilization of ethics advisers so that, whenever possible, questions may be addressed in an educational rathe​r than a confrontational setting.​​

    Contact

    Jennifer Strus

    Counsel

    EMAIL

    jennifer.strus@leg.wa.gov

    PHONE

    360-786-7343

    MAILING ADDRESS

    P.O. Box 40500

    Olympia, WA 98504-0500

    STREET ADDRESS

    ​1007 Washington Street SE

    Olympia, WA 98501

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