The Washington Legislature operates on a “Biennium” (two year cycle) system – meaning that any bill proposed legislative session occuring in the first year of the biennium and that is not either voted down or approved will continue into the legislative session of the second year of the biennium. 2015 was the first year of the current session, so we get all of last years left-overs (good, bad and ugly) AND whatever new ideas our beloved legislators have managed to conjure up since June.
At the time of this writing, no firearms-related legislation appears in the “pre-filed bills” section of the Legislative website. Those can be filed right up till the last day before the Legislative session begins, however. Below find the “left-over” bills from the 2015 session that we will most likely be facing.
2016 Legislative Session Preview
| Bill # Position |
Subject | Prime Sponsor | Status |
| HB 1119 OPPOSE |
Hunter education issues | Blake (D-19) | H Ag |
| HB 1191 SUPPORT | CPL Renewal Notices | Taylor (R-15) | H. Aprop. |
| HB 1193 SUPPORT |
Prohibiting gun owner data base | Taylor (R-15) | H Jud |
| HB 1245 SUPPORT |
Repeals I-594 | Shea (R-4) | H Jud |
| HB 1324 SUPPORT |
Codifies castle doctrine and stand your ground | Shea (R-4) | H Jud |
| HB 1433 SUPPORT |
Modifies Gun Free School Zone law | Scott (R-38) | H Jud |
| HB 1442 SUPPORT |
Exp. economic development via firearms/ammo | G. Hunt (R-2) | H Jud |
| HB 1474 SUPPORT |
Defense against animal attack | Taylor (R-15) | H Jud |
| HB 1506 SUPPORT |
Exempts security guard transfers from I-594 | Kirby (D-29) | H Jud |
| HB 1521 SUPPORT |
Returns NICS “delay” to three days (I-594) | Taylor (R-15) | H Jud |
| HB 1533 SUPPORT |
Exempts guns loaned to museums from I-594 | Van Werven (R-42) | H Jud |
| HB 1535 SUPPORT |
Exempts active LEOs from waiting period | Klippert (R-8) | H Jud |
| HB 1594 OPPOSE |
Imitation firearms | Wylie (D-49) | H Jud |
| HB 1692 OPPOSE |
Imitation firearms | Wylie (D-49) | H Jud |
| HB 1713 OPPOSE |
Mental health/guns | Cody (D-34) | H Rules |
| HB 1722 OPPOSE |
Short barreled rifles | Hayes (R-10) | H Jud |
| HB 1747 OPPOSE |
Safe storage of firearms | Kagi (D-32) | H Jud |
| HB 1857 OPPOSE |
Extreme protective orders | Jinkins (D-27) | H. Aprop. |
| HB 1886 SUPPORT |
Repeals I-594 by popular vote | Hunt (R-2) | H Jud |
| HB 2031 SUPPORT |
Tax exemption for firearm safety devices | Harmsworth (R-44) | H Jud |
| HB 2088 SUPPORT |
Lowers age for CPL from 21 to 18 | Shea (R-4) | H Jud |
| HB 2089 SUPPORT |
Expands CPL reciprocity; lowers age to 18 | Shea (R-4) | H Jud |
| HB 2164 SUPPORT |
Broad list of exceptions to I-594 background checks | Shea (R-4) | H Jud |
| SSB 5036 NEUTRAL |
Penalizes criminal misuse of body armor | O’Ban (R-28) | S. Rules |
| SB 5476 SUPPORT |
Exempts active LEOs from waiting period | Dammeier (R-25) | S L&J |
| SB 5500 SUPPORT |
Allows retired LEOs to carry on school grounds | Roach (R-31) | S. Rules |
| SB 5539 SUPPORT |
Exempts LEO’s from three day waiting period | Roach (R-31) | S. Rules |
| SSB 5579 SUPPORT |
Exempts licensed scty guards from b/g checks | Dammeier (R-25) | S. Rules |
| SB 5615 SUPPORT |
Exempts military members from b/g checks | Benton (R-17) | S. Rules |
| SB 5643 OPPOSE |
Mental health/guns | O’Ban (R-28) | S Ment Hlth |
| SB 5658 NEUTRAL |
Reporting of mental health commitment | Dansel (R-7) | S. Rules |
| SB 5727 OPPOSE |
Extreme protective orders | Frockt (D-46) | S L&J |
| SB 5789 OPPOSE |
Safe storage of firearms | Kohl-Welles (D-36) | S L&J |
| SB 5831 SUPPORT |
Restoration of firearm rights | Honeyford (R-15) | S. Rules |
| SB 6015 SUPPORT |
NRA license plate | Roach (R-31) | S. Rules |
ESHB = Engrossed Substitute House Bill, SHB/SSB = Substitute Bill (bill amended in committee), HB = House Bill, SB = Senate Bill, H. Aprop = House Appropriations, H. Jud. = House Judiciary, S. L&J = Senate Law & Justice, S. W&M = Senate Ways & Means
HEARING(S) SCHEDULED:
None.
LEGISLATIVE HOT LINE: You may reach your Representatives and Senator by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000. Toll free!!! The hearing impaired may obtain TDD access at 1-800-635-9993. Also toll free!!!
1-800-562-6000 TDD 1-800-635-9993
OTHER DATA: Copies of pending legislation (bills), legislative schedules and other information are available on the legislature’s web site at “www.leg.wa.gov“. Bills are available in Acrobat (.pdf) format. `You may download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe’s web site (http://www.adobe.com). You may also obtain hard copy bills, initiatives, etc, in the mail from the Legislative Bill Room FREE OF CHARGE by calling 1-360-786-7573. Copies of bills may also be ordered toll free by calling the Legislative Hotline at (800) 562-6000. You may also hear floor and committee hearing action live at http://www.tvw.org/ (you need “RealAudio” to do this, available free at the TVW web site).
By reading the House and Senate “bill reports” (hbr, sbr) for each bill, you can see how individual committee members voted. By reading the “roll call” for each bill, you can see how the entire House or Senate voted on any bill. The beauty of the web site is that ALL this information is available, on line, to any citizen.
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Article 1, Section 24
Constitution of the State of Washington
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