GOAL Post 2016-7
Legislative Update from Olympia 19 February 2016
CHAMBER CUT-OFF PASSES
BILLS MOVE, BILLS DIE
THREE WEEKS LEFT IN SESSION
SECOND POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF NEXT FRIDAY
PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED – (Initial hearing schedule updated per addendum – ed.)
Bills that had not passed out of their original chamber (House bills out of the House, Senate bills out of the Senate) died Wednesday evening. Now the focus flips: Senate bills in the House, House bills in the Senate.
Only six firearm-related bills remain in play during the 2016 session. SB 6165, by Sen. Takko (D-19) passed the Senate and is now in House Judiciary. SB 6267, by Sen. Schoesler (R-9) passed the Senate and is now in House Judiciary. HB 1713, by Rep. Cody (D-34) passed the House and is now in Senate Human Services, Mental Health and Housing. SHB 2410, by Rep. Hayes (R-10) passed the House and is now in Senate Law & Justice. HB 2793, by Rep. Orwall (D-33) passed the House and is now in Senate Human Services, Mental Health and Housing. Finally, HB 2908, by Rep. Ryu (D-32) passed the House and is now in Senate Law & Justice.
Three weeks remain in the 2016 regular legislative session. The train is speeding up. Next Friday, 26 February, is the second chamber policy committee cut-off. Again, bills that do not pass out of their policy committee by that date are dead for the session.
A public hearing will be conducted on HB 1713 In Senate Human Services, Mental Health and Housing committee on Monday, 22 February at 10: 00 a. m. A hearing will be conducted on HB 2908 in Senate Law & Justice at 8: 00 a. m. on the 23rd . A public hearing on SB 6267 is scheduled in House Judiciary at 10: 00 a. m., 23 February. A public hearing will be held on HB 2793 in Senate Human Services on 25 February at 10: 00 a. m. At this time no other bills are scheduled for public hearing, but that is subject to change.
2016 Legislative Session
| Bill # Position |
Subject | Prime Sponsor | Status |
| SHB 1713 Neutral |
Mental health/guns | Cody (D-34) | Passed to H. Rules |
| SHB 2410 SUPPORT |
Firearm Felony Registry | Hayes (R-10) |
Passed to H. Rules |
| HB 2793 SUPPORT |
Suicide Awareness & Prevention |
Orwall (D-33) |
Passed to H. Rules |
| HB 2908 OPPOSE |
Use of Force by Peace Officers, Those Assisting |
Ryu (D-32) |
Passed to House Rules |
| HB 2913 OPPOSE |
License Suspension/Child Support |
Gregerson (D-33) |
Passed to House Rules |
| SSB 5036 NEUTRAL |
Penalizes criminal misuse of body armor | O’Ban (R-28) |
Died S. Rules |
| SB 5500 SUPPORT |
Allows retired LEOs to carry on school grounds | Roach (R-31) |
Died S. Rules |
| SB 5539 SUPPORT |
Exempts LEO’s from three day waiting period | Roach (R-31) |
Died S. Rules |
| SSB 5579 SUPPORT |
Exempts licensed scty guards from b/g checks | Dammeier (R-25) | Died S. Rules |
| SB 5615 SUPPORT |
Exempts military members from b/g checks | Benton (R-17) |
Died S. Rules |
| SB 5658 NEUTRAL |
Reporting of mental health commitment | Dansel (R-7) |
Died S. Rules |
| SB 5831 SUPPORT |
Restoration of firearm rights | Honeyford (R-15) | Died S. Rules |
| SB 6015 SUPPORT |
NRA license plate | Roach (R-31) |
Died S. Rules |
| SB 6158 SUPPORT |
Transfer of firearms at nonprofit fund-raisers. | Dammeier (R-25) | Died S. Rules |
| SB 6165 SUPPORT |
Short Barrel Rifles |
Takko (D-19) |
Passed Senate; H. Jud. |
| SB 6267 SUPPORT |
CPL Expiration Notice |
Schoesler (R-9) |
Passed Senate; H. Jud. |
Key to abbreviations:S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, K-12 =
Education, L&J = Law & Justice, Trans = Transportation, W&M = Ways and Means
HEARING(S) SCHEDULED:
| HB 1713 22 February NEUTRAL |
S. Hum Ser 10:00 a.m. |
Hearing Room 1 | John A. Cherberg Office Bldg |
| HB 2908 23 February OPPOSE |
S. L & J 8:00 a.m. |
Hearing Room 1 | John A. Cherberg Office Bldg |
| SB 6165 23 February SUPPORT |
H. Jud. 10:00 a.m. |
House Hearing Room A | John L. O’Brien Office Bldg |
| SB 6267 23 February SUPPORT |
H. Jud. 10:00 a.m. |
House Hearing Room A | John L. O’Brien Office Bldg |
| HB 2793 25 February SUPPORT |
S. Hum Ser 10:00 a.m. |
Hearing Room 1 | John A. Cherberg Office Bldg |
Tutorial on public testimony: http: //leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Testify.aspx
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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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