GOAL Post 2019-7
Legislative Update from Olympia 22 February 2019
NEW BILLS FILED
POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF PASSES
SOME BILLS NOMINALLY DIE
FOCUS SHIFTS TO FLOOR ACTION
HB 2103, by Rep Matt Shea (R-4) effectively rolls back much of I-1639. The bill was filed just before cut-off, and barring extraordinary action, will go nowhere – this year. SB 5954, by Sen. Christine Rolfes (D-23), modifies bump-stock buyback procedures.
The week before the committee cut-offs and the final weeks of chamber floor votes are among the most hectic of the session. Hopefully I haven’t missed anything (I don’t think I have – as one of my drill instructors told me 55 years ago, to err is human, to forgive is divine, neither of which is Marine Corps policy!)
Today was the last day to pass bills out of their original policy committee. Theoretically, any bills left in committee are dead for the session. Theoretically. For the time being, I will carry those bills in their original committee in the Bill Status column. As this was the last week to pass bills out of their original policy committee, several; bills were voted on and passed out to their respective chamber Rules Committee. They have until March 3rd to pass the bills out of their original chamber – floor vote (House bills out of the House, Senate Bills out of the Senate). So most of the action next week will be on the House and Senate floors.
There are currently twenty bills awaiting a floor vote, 8 in the House and 12 in the Senate. That means about half of the gun bills filed are dying. It appears that the House Civil Rights & Judiciary and Senate Law & Justice Committee chair elected to split up the more controversial bills, with the House addressing magazine bans, delivery of a handgun for CPL holders and undetectable firearms. The Senate moved expanded protection orders, also undetectable firearms, more magazine bans, seizure of firearms in DV incidents, mandatory CPL training and expanded gun free zones. As or if these bills pass their chamber of origin, they move over to the other side for the same process – committee hearings, votes and eventually floor votes.
We still have time to stop bills in multiple locations – floor votes nest week, committee votes and floor votes through mid-April — provided enough gun owners get in touch with their legislators and scream loud enough. Again, we’re just under half way through the legislative session
BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:
SHB 1010 Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP
Senn (D-41) H.Rules OPPOSE
HB 1022 Prohibiting handgun sale data base
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1024 Prohibiting gun owner data base
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1038 Authorizing armed school personnel
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
SHB 1068 High capacity magazine ban
Valdez (D-46) H.Rules OPPOSE
HB 1073 Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms
Valdez (D-46) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1097 Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1098 Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1203 Reporting lost or stolen firearms
Doglio (D-22) H.CR&J OPPOSE
SHB 1225 Firearms/domestic violence
Jinkins (D-27) H.Rules OPPOSE
HB 1286 Assault weapon ban
Peterson (D-21) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1315 CPL training requirement
Lovick (D-44) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1319 Open carry prohibited at public meetings
Wylie (D-49) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1346 Lead ammo ban for “youth”
Pollett (D-46) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1374 Repeals state preemption of gun laws
Macri (D-43) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1381 Use of UAVs to deliver contraband
Pellicciotti (D-30) H.Rules NEUTRAL
HB 1439 Permission to carry in a private residence
Doglio (D-22) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1464 WSP background checks for CPLs
Goodman (D-45) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1465 Repeal delivery handgun with CPL
Goodman (D-45) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1530 New/expanded gun free zones
Davis (D-32) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1541 Expands list of probibited persons
Jinkins (D-27) H.CR&JH OPPOSE
HB 1649 Exempts CPL holders from b/g checks
Sutherland (R-39) H.CR&J SUPPORT
SHB 1739 Undetectable/untraceable firearms
Valdez (D-43) H.RULES OPPOSE
HB 1763 Active shooters & armed school personnel
Young (R-26) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1786 Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders
Jinkins (D-27) H.RULES OPPOSE
HB 1855 Intervention programs/juveniles in possession
Orwall (D-31) H.HS/EL NEUTRAL
HB 1934 CPL renewal online/mail military members
Caldier (R-25) H.RULES SUPPORT
HB 1949 Single POC for firearm b/g checks
Hansen (D-23) H.RULES NEUTRAL
HB 2103 Reversing much of I-1639
Shea (R-4) H.CR&J SUPPORT
SB 5016 Authorizing armed animal control officers
Van De Wege S.RULES SUPPORT
SSB 5027 Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18
Frockt (D-46) S.Rules OPPOSE
SB 5050 Body armor use in a crime
O’Ban (R-28) S.L&J NEUTRAL
SSB 5061 Undetectable and untraceable firearms
Dhingra (D-45) S.Rules OPPOSE
SSB 5062 High capacity magazine ban
Kuderer D-48) S.Rules OPPOSE
SB 5072 Extreme risk protection orders
O’Ban (R-28) S.L&J NEUTRAL
SB 5099 Target shooting on DNR land
Sheldon (D-35) S.RULES SUPPORT
SSB 5143 Seizing firearms/DV incidents
Dhingra (D-45) S.Rules OPPOSE
SB 5150 College safety/officers weapons
Wilson (R-17) S.Rules SUPPORT
SB 5172 Firearm training/gun bill sponsors
Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORT
SSB 5174 Training for CPL issue
Palumbo (D-1) S.Rules OPPOSE
SB 5181 Firearm possession/mental health
Kuderer (D-48) S.W&M OPPOSE
SB 5205 Firearm possession/incompetent for trial
Dhingra (D-45) S.Rules OPPOSE
SB 5340 Assault weapons ban
Kuderer (D-48) S. L&J OPPOSE
SB 5434 New/expanded gun free zones
Wilson (D-30) S.RULES OPPOSE
SB 5508 WSP background check for CPLs
Fortunato (R-31) S.RULES OPPOSE
SB 5782 Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives
Zeiger (R-25) S.RULES SUPPORT
SB 5954 Bump stock buyback
Rolfes (D-23) S. RULES OPPOSE
HB = House bill, SB = Senate bill. L&J = Law & Justice , CR&J = Civil Rights and Judiciary, PubSaf = Public Safety, HC = Health Care, H. K-12 = House Early education, Aprop = Appropriations, Fin = Finance, W&M = Ways & Means “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).
HEARINGS SCHEDULED:
No public hearings scheduled
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 24/7 , to any citizen.
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