GOAL Post 2016-4

Legislative Update from Olympia – 29 January 2016

MISSED HB 2410

NEW GUN BILLS FILED

PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED

ACTION ON BILLS

FIRST POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF NEXT FRIDAY

(Same deal as last week. I’m on the road to Jacksonville, FL, for the annual meeting of the Florida Sport Shooting Association. The information cut-off is once again Thursday night vice Friday. )

Last week while I was at SHOT in Las Vegas I missed one gun bill, HB 2410, b y Rep. Hayes (R-10). HB 2410 amends the existing “felon firearm registry” to mandate inclusion of a convicted felon’s name (or someone found not guilty by reason of insanity) in that list. Under current law, inclusion is a judgment call, based on the circumstances involved, of the court. Rep. Hayes has informed me that he has an amendment to his bill to narrow the mandate to those convicted of violent felonies, not I-594-style technical violators. GOAL position on the bill is SUPPORT WHEN AMENDED. ––

HB 2867, by Rep. Scott (R-39), would allow CPL holders to carry concealed firearms on college campuses. HB 2893, by Rep. Kuderer (D-48) is another bill trying to use mental health to ban guns. HB 2907, by Rep. Moscoso (D-1) narrows the existing use of force by peace officer (and those assisting peace officers) law. HB 2913, by Rep. Gregerson (D-33) would allow suspension of various state-issued licenses for failure to pay court-ordered child support. (Recall your history lessons about debtor’s prisons back in the 1600s-1700s – can’t pay the bill, go to jail. Suspending a professional license will sure help child support payments. )SB 6603, by Sen. Fain (R-47) is a companion bill to HB 2793, addressing suicide awareness and prevention. SB 6621, Sen. Fraser (D-22) creates a task force to study policing and use of deadly force.

Public hearings were held this week on several bills: SBs 6158, 6165 and 1267 and HBs 2410, 2793, and 2603. Next step is for the committee chair to schedule a vote in committee in executive session. If the bill is voted out of committee, it moves to the Rules committee awaiting a floor vote, or to a fiscal committee if it has major fiscal impact. The decision to move a bill out of committee rests with the committee chair. He or she may call for a vote, or they may sit on it.

Two public hearings are scheduled next week on gun bills. HB 2913, by Rep. Gregerson (D-33) will be heard in House Judiciary at 8 a. m. on Wednesday, 3 February. HB 2907, by Rep. Moscoso (D-1) will be heard in House Public Safety at 1: 30 p. m. on Wednesday, 3 February as well

Next Friday, 5 February, is the cut-off for bills to pass out of their first policy committee (most gun bills out of House Judiciary or Senate Law & Justice). Theoretically, bills that do not move on through the process are considered dead for the session (subject to extraordinary action, rarely). That means most of the bills on the “active” list will drop out and we can narrow our focus, as well as support for or opposition to a narrower number of bills.

2016 Legislative Session

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
HB 2325 SUPPORT	Requires superintendent of public instruction to develop gun safety & hunter ed HS course.	Muri (R-28)	H. Edu
HB 2354 OPPOSE	Ban “Assault Weapons”, Normal Magazines	Moeller (D-49)	H Jud
HB 2372 OPPOSE	Mandatory destruction of firearms held by law enforcement agencies	Senn (D-41)	H Jud
HB 2374 OPPOSE	Mandatory destruction of firearms held by law enforcement agencies	Senn (D-41)	H Jud
HB 2410 SUPPORT WHEN AMENDED	Firearm Felony Registry	Hayes (R-10)	H Jud
HB 2460 OPPOSE	Crippling Preemption	Walkingshaw (D-43)	H Jud
HB 2461 OPPOSE	Extreme Risk Protection Orders	Jinkins (D-43)	H Jud
HB 2481 SUPPORT	Short-Barreled Rifles	Blake (D-19)	H Jud
HB 2514 SUPPORT	NRA License Plate Hunter Ed Funding	Griffey (R-35)	H Trans
HB 2553 SUPPORT	Possession of arms/state of emergency	Wilson (R-17)	H Jud
HB 2603 OPPOSE	Mental health & guns	Kuderer (D-48)	H Jud
HB 2653 OPPOSE	Smart Guns	Cody (D-34)	H. Fin
HB 2712 SUPPORT	Use of force in self-defense	Wilson (R-17)	H Jud
HB 2738 OPPOSE	Require permission to bring a concealed firearm into a home.	S. Hunt (D-22)	H Jud
HB 2793 SUPPORT?	Suicide Awareness & Prevention	Orwall (D-33)	H Jud
HB 2794 SUPPORT?	Initial Detention Determination	Orwall (D-33)	H Jud
HB 2814 SUPPORT	Areas for shooting sports under GMA	Klippert (R-8)	H Local Gov’t.
HB 2836 OPPOSE	Mandating Liability Insurance for Firearms	Farrell (D-46)	H Jud
HB 2867 SUPPORT	Campus Carry	Scott (R-39)	H Jud
HB 2893 OPPOSE	Mental Health/Guns	Kuderer (D-48)	H Jud
HB 2907 OPPOSE	Use of Force by Peace Officers, Those Assisting	Moscoso (D-1)	H Pub Saf
HB 2913 OPPOSE	License Suspension/Child Support	Gregerson (D-33)	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
SB 6158 SUPPORT	Transfer of firearms at nonprofit fund-raisers.	Dammeier (R-25)	S L&J
SB 6165 SUPPORT	Short Barrel Rifles	Takko (D-19)	S L&J
SB 6267 SUPPORT	CPL Expiration Notice	Schoesler (R-9)	S L&J
SB 6310 OPPOSE	Safe Storage	Jayapal (D-37)	S L&J
SB 6351 OPPOSE	Crippling Preemption	Habib (D-48)	S L&J
SB 6352 OPPOSE	Extreme Risk Protection Orders	Frockt (D-46)	S L&J
SB 6487 SUPPORT	Use of Force, Immunity	Becker (R-2)	S L&J
SB 6515 SUPPORT	Hunter Ed Elective in Schools	O’Ban (R-28)	S K-12
SB 6603 SUPPORT	Suicide Awareness and Prevention	Fain (R-47)	S HumSer
SB 6621 SUPPORT	Policing/use of deadly force task force	Fraser (D-22)	Unassigned

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 2913 03 February OPPOSE	House Judiciary 8:00 a.m.	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg
HB 2907 03 February OPPOSE	House Public Safety 1:30 p.m.	House Hearing Room D	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg

Key to abbreviations:S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, K-12 =
Education, L&J = Law & Justice, Trans = Transportation, W&M = Ways and Means

Tutorial on public
testimony:http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Testify.aspx

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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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe13-14 February

Puyallup20-21 February

For more information about WAC, see:https://washingtonarmscollectors.org/

“The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself,
or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall
be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize,
maintain or employ an armed body of men.”

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2016 Gun Owners Action League of WA

 

GOAL Post 2016-3

Legislative Update from Olympia  22 January 2016

NEW GUN BILLS FILED

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED

I’m “on the road” in Las Vegas, just wrapping up the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trades (SHOT) show conducted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation — the trade organization that represents the U. S. gun industry. My “information cut-off” for this issue was Thursday night. – JW

11 new gun-related bills were filed this week. HB 2653, Rep. Cody (D-34) would grant a tax exemption for “smart” guns; HB 2712, Rep. Wilson (R-17) would add carjacking to the justification of the use of lethal force and add civil immunity to someone found acting in self defense; HB 2738, by Rep. S. Hunt (D-22) would require a person carrying a concealed handgun under the authority of a CPL to get express permission from the homeowner before being allowed to take a handgun into a home; HB 2793,by Rep. Orwall D-33 is a suicide prevention education bill drafted with the aid of the NRA and SAF; HB 2794, also by Orwall (D-33) amends existing temporary mental health law to allow law enforcement input; HB 2814,by Rep. Klippert (R-8) encourages development of recreational shooting areas in locations governed by the Growth Management Act; and HB 2836, by Rep. Farrell (D-48) requires gun owners to maintain liability insurance. On the Senate side, only four bills:SB 6351, by Sen. Habib (D-48) guts state preemption of uniform firearm laws; SB 6352, by Sen. Frockt (D-46) is another “extreme risk protection order” bill; SB 6487m by Sen. Becker (R-2) expands authorized use of lethal force to include carjackings and affords civil immunity in self defense; and SB 6515, by Sen. O’Ban (R-28) would create an elective hunter ed program in high schools.

A public hearing on several gun bills was conducted in House Judiciary on Thursday. I was not able to attend, nor have I had a chance to review the TVWashington coverage of the hearing. I was told we slightly outnumbered the “other side” at the hearing. If you have the opportunity, you can see the whole thing at http://www. tvw. org/watch/?eventID=2016010214

Two public hearings on gun bills are scheduled for next week. On Monday, 25 January, the Senate Law & Justice Committee will take public testimony on SBs 6158, 6165 and 6267. All three are solid pro-gun bills and deserve our support. On Tuesday, 26 January, the House Judiciary Committee will hear HB’s 2794 and 2603. As noted above, both the NRA and the SAF were involved in drafting HB 2793, and fully support this bill. Of the alleged 30,000 deaths annually due to “gun violence,” 20,000 (2/3) re suicides — hardly “gun violence. “Involvement of the gun lobby in promoting suicide prevention shows responsibility and maturity in addressing this issue. Both NRA and SAF will have representatives on the committee formed. No anti-gun organizations are included. On the other hand, HB 2603 is another attempt to blame the gun for the misuse of guns by certain individuals.

 

2016 Legislative Session

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
*HB 2325 SUPPORT	Requires superintendent of public instruction to develop gun safety & hunter ed HS course.	Muri (R-28)	H. Edu
*HB 2354 OPPOSE	Ban “Assault Weapons”, Normal Magazines	Moeller (D-49)	H Jud
*HB 2372 OPPOSE	Mandatory destruction of firearms held by law enforcement agencies	Senn (D-41)	H Jud
*HB 2410 Pending	Firearm Felony Registry	Hayes (R-10)	H Jud
*HB 2460 OPPOSE	Crippling Preemption	Walkingshaw (D-43)	H Jud
*HB 2481 SUPPORT	Short-Barreled Rifles	Blake (D-19)	H Jud
*HB 2514 Pending	NRA License Plate Hunter Ed Funding	Griffey (R-35)	H Trans
*HB 2553 SUPPORT	Possession of arms/state of emergency	Wilson (R-17)	H Jud
*HB 2603 OPPOSE	Mental health & guns	Kuderer (D-48)	H Jud
*HB 2653 OPPOSE	Smart Guns	Cody (D-34)	H. Fin
*HB 2712 SUPPORT	Use of force in self-defense	Wilson (R-17)	H Jud
*HB 2738 OPPOSE	Require permission to bring a concealed firearm into a home.	S. Hunt (D-22)	H Jud
HB 2793 SUPPORT?	Suicide Awareness & Prevention	Orwall (D-33)	H Jud
HB 2794 SUPPORT?	Initial Detention Determination	Orwall (D-33)	H Jud
HB 2836 OPPOSE	Mandating Liability Insurance for Firearms	Farrell (D-46)	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
*SB 6158 SUPPORT	Transfer of firearms at nonprofit fund-raisers.	Dammeier (R-25)	S L&J
*SB 6165 SUPPORT	Short Barrel Rifles	Takko (D-19)	S L&J
*SB 6267 SUPPORT	CPL Expiration Notice	Schoesler (R-9)	S L&J
*SB 6310 OPPOSE	Safe Storage	Jayapal (D-37)	S L&J
*SB 6351 OPPOSE	Crippling Preemption	Habib (D-48)	S L&J
*SB 6352 OPPOSE	Extreme Risk Protection Orders	Frockt (D-46)	S L&J
*SB 6487 SUPPORT	Use of Force, Immunity	Becker (R-2)	S L&J
*SB 6515 SUPPORT	Hunter Ed Elective in Schools	O’Ban (R-28)	S K-12

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:

SB 6158 25 January SUPPORT	Senate Law & Justice 1:30 p.m.	Hearing Room 1	John A. Cherberg Bldg
SB 6165 25 January SUPPORT	Senate Law & Justice 1:30 p.m.	Hearing Room 1	John A. Cherberg Bldg
SB 6267 25 January SUPPORT	Senate Law & Justice 1:30 p.m.	Hearing Room 1	John A. Cherberg Bldg
HB 2793 26 January SUPPORT??	House Judiciary 10:00 a.m.	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg
HB 2603 26 January OPPOSE	House Judiciary 10:00 AM	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg

Tutorial on public testimony: http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Testify.aspx

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!!!

1-800-562-6000TDD 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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to “jwaldron@halcyon. com” or to “goalwa@cox. net. “. Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights. Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s). PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at “jwaldron@halcyon. com” or by telephone at (425) 985-4867. Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals. Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe 13-14 February

Puyallup 20-21 February

For more information about WAC, see: Https://washingtonarmscollectors.org/

“The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men. ”

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2016 Gun Owners Action League of WA

 

NOTE: This is posted late, through no fault of Mr. Waldron. This is your friendly web-dude speaking and I have been largely struck down with a nasty head and chest cold since Wednesday. My apologies for the late posting, but I do better work when I can actually think.

GOAL Post 2016-2

Legislative Update from Olympia 15 January 2016

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

INDEPENDENTS LEAD DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS

BEAU  COUP NEW BILLS FILED

GUN BILL DAY IN HOUSE JUDICIARY

The legislature adopted its calendar for the 2016 regular session.The
legislative calendar sets dates by which bills must clear various
hurdles.A bill that fails to clear the policy committee or chamber floor
by the designated date is generally considered dead for the year,
although they may be “resurrected” by parliamentary procedure.  Be sure to check the legislative calendar!

A recent Gallup poll indicates more voters identify as politically
“independent” over either the Democrat or Republican parties.42% of
those polled self-identified as independents, while 29% called
themselves Democrats and 26% Republicans.Both major parties have been
losing fans for several years.Dissatisfaction with
partisan-politics-as-usual is at an all-time high.How that will play out
in the elections remains to be seen.

Nine new gun-related bills were filed this week, most anti-gun.HB 2372,
by Rep. Senn (D-41) mandates destruction of firearms forfeited to
police; HB 2374, also by Rep. Senn, imposes a tax on ammunition sales;
HB 2460, by Rep. Walkinshaw (D-43), guts state preemption,; HB 2461, by
Rep. Jinkins (D-27) revisits extreme protection orders; HB 2481, by Rep.
Blake (D-19) allows short-barreled rifles; HB 2553, by Rep. Wilson
(R-17) guarantees possession and use of arms in a declared state of
emergency; HB 2603, by Rep. Kuderer (D-48) mental health and guns; SB
6267, by Sen. Schoesler (R-9) requires CPL renewal notice; and SB 6310,
by Sen. Jayapal, mandatory gun storage.It would appear the Democrats are
looking at 2016 as a gun control year, at least in the House.

House Judiciary chair Rep. Laurie Jinkins has designated Thursday,
January 21st as House gun bill day, the first of this session. At 1:30
p.m. she will take testimony on five gun bills in a public hearing: four
of them anti-gun, one pro.HBs 1747 (lock up your gun), 2461 (extreme
protective orders), 2372 (destruction of forfeited firearms), 2460 (more
gun free zones) and 2481 (allows short-barreled rifles) are all on the
agenda.

HB 1747 does nothing but demonize guns.It’s already considered reckless
endangerment to leave ANYTHING out that might harm a child: not just
guns, but toxic fluids, cleaning agents, bleach, etc.

HB 2461 broadens the opportunity for a family member, household member
or law enforcement to petition a judge to take away your guns – no
mental health professional involvement necessary.Have an argument with
your significant other?They might come after your guns.

HB 2372 requires law enforcement agencies to destroy forfeited
firearms.Current law allows them to be auctioned off to FFLs where they
may returned to service, with required background checks.This is more
demonization of guns because they think guns are veil.

One of the most important gun laws in Washington is RCW 9.41.290 – State
Preemption.This means that, with certain limited exceptions, only the
state legislature may pass gun laws in the state.Counties and cities are
prohibited from writing their own laws.This has been law since the early
1980s and has served as a model for other states.But obviously the other
side doesn’t like this. The latest attack on preemption comes in HB
2460, Walkinshaw (D-43), that would allow political subdivisions to ban
guns in parks and recreational facilities, libraries, and on public
transportation.Coming on the heels of a judge’s decision that Seattle’s
gun and ammunition tax didn’t violate preemption (currently under
appeal), this is the most serious attempt yet to overturn this
critically important law.

And the one good gun bill, HB 2481, which would allow Washington
citizens to possess short-barreled rifles, provided they complied with
federal law ($200 federal tax, extensive background check, restrictions
on movement).Short-barreled rifles AND shotguns were legal until 1994,
but once again, the “guns are evil” crowd prevailed and had them banned.

Note that the position on HB 1119 has changed from SUPPORT to
OPPOSE.This change is based on a request from the Hunters Heritage
Council and other hunting groups who oppose the bill for two reasons:it
allows a fee to be collected for heretofore free Hunter Ed classes, and
it sets a minimum age for youth hunting (8 for accompanied, 14
unaccompanied). HHC believes the parent is the best judge of when a
youngster is mature enough to hunt.The focus of GOAL Post, and my
expertise, is in the area of firearms law, not hunting regulations.I am
deferring to their judgment.

2016 Legislative Session

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
*HB 2325 SUPPORT	Requires superintendent of public instruction to develop gun safety & hunter ed HS course.	Muri (R-28)	H. Edu
*HB 2354 OPPOSE	Ban “Assault Weapons”, Normal Magazines	Moeller (D-49)	H Jud
*HB 2372 OPPOSE	Mandatory destruction of firearms held by law enforcement agencies	Senn (D-41)	H Jud
*HB 2410 Pending	Firearm Felony Registry	Hayes (R-10)	H Jud
*HB 2460 OPPOSE	Crippling Preemption	Walkingshaw (D-43)	H Jud
*HB 2481 SUPPORT	Short-Barreled Rifles	Blake (D-19)	H Jud
*HB 2514 Pending	NRA License Plate Hunter Ed Funding	Griffey (R-35)	H Trans
*HB 2553 SUPPORT	Possession of arms/state of emergency	Wilson (R-17)	H Jud
*HB 2603 OPPOSE	Mental health & guns	Kuderer (D-48)	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
*SB 6158 SUPPORT	Transfer of firearms at nonprofit fund-raisers.	Dammeier (R-25)	S L&J
*SB 6165 SUPPORT	Short Barrel Rifles	Takko (D-19)	S L&J
*SB 6267 SUPPORT	CPL Expiration Notice	Schoesler (R-9)	S L&J
*SB 6310 OPPOSE	Safe Storage	Jayapal (D-37)	S L&J

Key to abbreviations:S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, K-12 =
Education, L&J = Law & Justice, Trans = Transportation, W&M = Ways and Means

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

HB 1747 21 January OPPOSE	House Judiciary 1:30 p.m.	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg
HB 2372 21 January OPPOSE	House Judiciary 1:30 p.m.	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg
HB 2460 21 January OPPOSE	House Judiciary 1:30 p.m.	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg
HB 2461 21 January SUPPORT	House Judiciary 1:30 p.m.	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg
HB 2481 21 January SUPPORT	House Judiciary 1:30 p.m.	House Hearing Room A	John L. O’Brien Office Bldg

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!!!

1-800-562-6000TDD 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.

GET THE WORD OUT:If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,
send a message to “[email protected]” or to “[email protected].”.Please
pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in
protecting our rights.Better yet, make a couple of copies of this
message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies
with your local gun shop(s).PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR
REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT
TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at
“[email protected]” or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.Unfortunately,
I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.Limited numbers
of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book
table at WAC gun shows.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe 23-24 January

Monroe 13-14 February

“The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself,
or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall
be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize,
maintain or employ an armed body of men.”

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2016 Gun Owners Action League of WA

 

GOAL Post 2016-1

Legislative Update from Olympia8 January 2016

LEGISLATURE CONVENES MONDAY, 13 JANUARY

LEGISLATIVE TUTORIAL

POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ELECTION YEAR

34 BILLS HELD OVER FROM 2015 SESSION

NEW PRE-FILED BILLS

NO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED YET

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

LEGISLATOR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

(Note:There’s a lot going on with regard to the President’s “gun
violence initiative.”Few details are available at this time.But GOAL
Post has an Olympia focus and will not cover the other Washington.)

The second regular session of the 64th (biennial) Washington state
legislature convenes Monday, January 11th for its short (60 day)
session.Control of the legislature remains split, with Democrats
controlling the House of Representatives with 50 seats, while the
minority Republicans have 48.From a gun owner’s perspective, this view
is skewed by the fact that a small handful of Democrats side solidly
with gun owners on those issues.While we would have the votes necessary
to pass good or block bad bills, House Democrats still control
leadership positions in that chamber, and thus control which bills get
votes.The Senate remains controlled by a Majority Coalition of 25
Republicans and one Democrat.From a standpoint of stopping bad bills, we
should be all right, but it will be difficult to move pro-gun
legislation forward.

Legislation 101.For those of you not familiar with how the legislative
process works, this page has links to several quick tutorials, including
how a bill becomes a law, how to read a bill, where to access bill
language and how to testify in public
hearings:http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/ComingToTheLegislature.aspx

2016 is a major election year.To a limited degree, that might influence
how elected officials vote on controversial issues.They’ll certainly be
paying more attention to public opinion than in non-election years.Your
calls, e-mails and letters DO MATTER.It’s called “grassroots lobbying.”

As this is the second year of the biennium, bills that were filed last
year and not passed by the legislature remain available for
consideration.34 firearm-related bills, good and bad, from 2015 are
still in the hopper (see list below).In addition, four additional
gun-related bills were pre-filed before the session started (at the end
of the list below)

At this point, three days before the start of the session, no public
hearings have been scheduled on any firearm-related bills.

One of the first items of business in each session is the adoption of
the session calendar, identifying dates by which bills must clear
various hurdles.A bill that fails to clear the policy committee or
chamber floor by the designated date is generally considered dead for
the year, although they may be “resurrected” by parliamentary
procedure.I’ll post the cut-off dates for the 2014 session in the next
issue of GOAL Post.

The Democrat caucus has extended its reach from urban and suburban areas
to rural areas.In these districts, the enthusiasm for gun control is
diluted.If the Democrats expect to hold these rural districts in the
next election, they will have to tread carefully on the gun issue.If you
live in a rural or even suburban district with Democrat Representatives
or a Democrat Senator, it is important that you call their office and
express concern about your gun rights.Ask them to keep you informed of
any gun-related legislation.This lets them know that you are watching
them on this issue.

The Legislature has not yet published new telephone and office
directories because legislators are not sworn in until Monday, 11
January.The following links can be used at that time to identify direct
contact information:

http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Senators/

http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/

2016 Legislative Session

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
*HB 2325 SUPPORT	Requires superintendent of public instruction to develop gun safety & hunter ed HS course.	Muri (R-28)	Pending
*HB 2354 OPPOSE	Ban “Assault Weapons”, Normal Magazines	Moeller (D-49)	Pending
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
*SB 6158 SUPPORT	Transfer of firearms at nonprofit fund-raisers.	Dammeier (R-25)	Pending
*SB 6165 SUPPORT	Short Barrel Rifles	Takko (D-19)	Pending

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:

At this point there are no hearings scheduled on firearm-related bills.

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!!!

1-800-562-6000TDD 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.

GET THE WORD OUT:If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,
send a message to “[email protected]” or to “[email protected].”.Please
pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in
protecting our rights.Better yet, make a couple of copies of this
message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies
with your local gun shop(s).PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR
REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT
TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at
“[email protected]” or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.Unfortunately,
I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.Limited numbers
of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book
table at WAC gun shows.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup9-10 January

Monroe23-24 January

“The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself,
or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall
be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize,
maintain or employ an armed body of men.”

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2016 Gun Owners Action League of WA

 

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to “[email protected]“.  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at “[email protected]” or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to (snail) mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at “[email protected]” with the words “Unsubscribe GOAL Post” in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list’s admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup    20-21 February 2016

Monroe 9-10, 23-24 January

“The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men.”

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2015 Gun Owners Action League of WA

Posted by: GOAL <[email protected]>

 

NOT SO FAST

SECOND SPECIAL SESSION CALLED

I’m posting this a day early because I’ll be on the road all day Friday.  I’ll be in Orlando for the quarterly board meeting of the Florida Sport Shooting Association on Saturday.

Today, 28 May, is the 30th — and last — day of the special session.  After a flurry of insignificant bill passage (from a budgetary perspective)  on the first day of the session, all of the action has been at the committee level.

On Wednesday the House passed the 2015-16 transportation budget.  Today the Senate passed it.  Nice try, guys, but the biennial operating budget is still hanging…  A dozen or so non-budget-related bills were passed today.

Governor Inslee has called for a SECOND special session, to begin tomorrow, Friday morning.  And he’s asking the budget conferees to meet in HIS office.

Bottom line:  no action on gun bills.

 

BILL STATUS:

*ESHB 1713 Neutral

Mental health/guns

Cody (D-34)

S. W&M

* indicates change in status this week

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:

At this point, there is no published agenda for next week.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to “[email protected]“. Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights. Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s). PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at “[email protected]” or by telephone at (425) 985-4867. Unfortunately, I am unable to (snail) mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals. Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup 27-28 June

Monroe 11-12 July

“The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men.”Article 1, Section 24

• Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2015 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post	2015-Special 4
Legislative Update from Olympia	22 May 2015

NOT THERE YET

SECOND SPECIAL SESSION?

NOTHING ON FIREARMS

MEMORIAL DAY

While budgeteers are still appear at an impasse, there have been some significant developments this week.  The most important was a new biennial revenue forecast that adds $400 million to anticipated revenues.  That would appear to negate the need for new taxes, major new taxes anyway.  About $500 million separate the Republican Senate and Democrat House budget proposals right now.  Even Governor Inslee acknowledges that the his proposed $1.4 BILLION tax increase is unnecessary.

That has not stopped the governor from pushing for a new tax on carbon fuels, and House Democrats are calling for a new tax on “the rich:”  a capital gains tax, as well as a business tax raise.  What’s the $500 million for?  Pay raises for teachers (many of whom are now striking in violation of state law) and state employees (mostly union members ).  The governor has said that if the House and Senate fail to agree on the required budget bills by next Thursday, the 30th day of the special session, he will call for an immediate second special session.

If a biennial budget is not adopted by July 1st, most state agencies will be forced to shut down.  Then we’ll REALLY save money!

There has been no floor activity since April 29th, the first day of the special session — no action on gun bills.  All the budget work is in the classic smoke-filled back rooms (of course, no indoor smoking allowed these politically correct days; another tradition gone).

As we begin the Memorial Day weekend, let us not forget that this holiday is not about the start of the summer season, a three-day weekend or backyard barbecues.  It began formally  shortly after the Civil War/War of Northern Aggression (take your choice) and was originally called Decoration Day (to decorate the graves of soldiers killed in the war).  Its purpose was to commemorate the 600,000 lives lost during the bloodiest war in American history.  The name was later changed to Memorial Day to honor ALL who made the supreme sacrifice in all of our wars.

Whatever activities you have planned for this weekend, pause for a few minutes to remember those who gave their lives that you might enjoy this day.  The peace and prosperity we enjoy were paid for in blood.

BILL STATUS:

*ESHB 1713 Neutral

Mental health/guns

Cody (D-34)

S. W&M

* indicates change in status this week

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:

At this point, there is no published agenda for next week.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to “[email protected]“. Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights. Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s). PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at “[email protected]” or by telephone at (425) 985-4867. Unfortunately, I am unable to (snail) mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals. Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at “[email protected]” with the words “Unsubscribe GOAL Post” in the subject line. I will remove your name immediately. Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists. If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list’s admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup 27-28 June

Monroe 11-12 July

“The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men.”Article 1, Section 24

• Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2015 Gun Owners Action League of WA