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

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