GOAL Post 2018-2
\nLegislative Update from Olympia 12 January 2018<\/p>\n
GUN RIGHTS RALLY
\nLEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
\nNEW GUN BILLS FILED
\nPUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED<\/p>\n
Somewhere between 125-150 gun rights supporters showed up at the rally conducted on the Capitol Campus earlier today. Several legislators spoke to the crowd, including Representatives Matt Shea (R-4), Brian Blake (D-19), Vicki Kraft (R-17), Morgan Irwin (R-31) and Senator Phil Fortunato (R-31). After the formal presentations ended, individual participants visited their legislators’ offices. A big thank you to the legislators who spoke and to all who made the trek to Olympia to show the flag..<\/p>\n
The following cut-off dates are proposed for bills under consideration in the 2018 regular legislative session. As a general rule, if a bill fails to pass a hurdle, it is considered dead for the session. Exceptions can be made.<\/p>\n
2 February – Bills must pass out of policy committee
\n6 February – Bills must pass out of chamber fiscal committee (only bills with major fiscal impact)
\n14 February – Bills must pass out of house of origin (House bills out of House, Senate bills out of Senate)
\n23 February – Bills must pass out of policy committee in second chamber
\n26 February – Bills with major fiscal impact must pass out of second chamber fiscal committee
\n2 March – Bills must pass out of second chamber (House bills out of Senate, Senate bills out of House), except for bills in a conference committee to iron out differences in House\/Senate versions, budget bills and initiatives.
\n8 March – Sine die \u2013 close of regular legislative session.<\/p>\n
HB 2363, by Rep. Pellicciotti (D-30), makes any attempt to use a drone to deliver a deadly weapon to an incarcerated individual a Class C felony. SB 6146, by Sen. Saldada (D-37), repeals RCW 9.41.290, our state preemption law, that prohibits local government from passing its own gun laws. I believe Washington was first in the nation with this, 35 years ago. 42 states now have preemption laws. If this passes, every county, city and town can pass their own gun control laws, a patchwork quilt of laws that will trip up gun owners traveling across the state. SB 6247, by Sen. Dhingra (D-45), prohibits firearm possession by individuals with a history of violence who are not deemed competent to stand trial.<\/p>\n
The Senate Law & Justice Committee will conduct public hearings on SBs 5992 (trigger devices), 6049 (magazine restrictions), 5444 (modern sporting rifle registration), 5463 (safe storage) and 6146 (preemption repeal) on 15 January at 10 a.m. in Senate Hearing Room 4, John A. Cherberg Building. That is the only public hearing on gun bills scheduled this week. A strong turnout would help.<\/p>\n
BILL STATUS\/GOAL POSITION:<\/p>\n
HB 1000
\nUse of deadly force
\nDoglio (D-22) H.PubSaf
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB 1004
\nPossession of firearms\/state of emergency
\nShea (R-4) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1015
\nLimiting restrictions on concealed carry
\nShea (R-4) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1122
\nSafe storage of firearms
\nKagi (D-32) H. Rules
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB 1134
\nAssault weapon ban
\nPeterson (D-21) H. Jud.
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB 1174
\nFirearm safety education in schools
\nMuri (R-28) H. Edu
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1181
\nProhibiting handgun sales registry
\nBlake (D-19) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1190
\nProhibiting handgun sales registry
\nTaylor (R-15) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1270
\nEncouraging voluntary use of locking devices
\nHarmsworth (R-44) H. Fin.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1380
\nRepeals I-594
\nShea (R-4) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1381
\nUniversal recognition of all state CPLs
\nBlake (D-19) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1387
\nAssault weapons background check
\nJinkins (D-27) H. Jud.
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB 1483
\nAllows destruction of forfeited firearms
\nLovick (D-44) H. Rules
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB 1529
\nUse of force
\nRyu (D-32) H.Pub.Saf.
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB 1592
\nDelivery of firearms to LEOs
\nKlippert (R) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1725
\nI-594 check exemption for CPL holders
\nKoster (R-44) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1731
\nCertain exemptions to I-594
\nJinkins (D-27) H. Rules
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 1900
\nHunter ed funding\/NRA license plates
\nGriffey (R-35) H. Trans.
\nNEUTRAL<\/p>\n
HB 1933
\nTransfer of firearms at non-profit events
\nWalsh (R-19) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 2293
\nBans firearms in daycare facilities (exception)
\nKagi (D-32) H. Jud
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB 2306
\nAllows licensed veterans to carry at Comm Coll
\nVan Werven (R) H. Jud.
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 2329
\nStrengthens law making CPL data private
\nWalsh (R-19) H. Jud
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
HB 2363
\nDrone delivery of firearms to offenders
\nPellicciotti (D-30) H. PubSaf
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
SB 5000
\nUse of deadly force
\nMcCoy (D-38) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 5050
\nAssault weapon ban
\nFrockt (D-3) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 5073
\nUse of force
\nMcCoy (D-38) S. W&M
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 5216
\nFirearm safety education in schools
\nO’Ban (R-28) S. K-12
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
SB 5441
\nInvoluntary freeze on firearm possession
\nKuderer (D) S.HumSer
\nNEUTRAL<\/p>\n
SB 5444
\nBackground check for “assault weapons”
\nFrockt (D-46) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 5463
\nMandatory safe storage of firearms
\nPalumbo (D) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 5506
\nTransfer of firearms at non-profit events
\nZeiger (R-25) S. Rules
\nSUPPORT<\/p>\n
SB 5553
\nSuicidal, waiver of rights
\nPedersen (D-43) S. L&J
\nNEUTRAL<\/p>\n
SB 5795
\nMandatory firearm liability insurance
\nChase (D-32) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 5992
\nBans certain “trigger devices”
\nVan De Wege (D-24) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 6049
\nBans “high capacity” magazines
\nFrockt (D-3) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 6146
\nRepeals state preemption of gun laws
\nSaldana (D-37) S. L&J
\nOPPOSE<\/p>\n
SB 6297
\nFirearm possession with history of violence
\nDhingra (D-45) S. L&J
\nREVIEWING<\/p>\n
HB = House bill, SB = Senate bill. L&J = Law & Justice, Jud = 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).<\/p>\n
HEARINGS SCHEDULED:<\/p>\n
15 Jan
\nSenate Judiciary
\nHearing Room 4, John A. Cherberg Bldg.
\n10:00 a.m. SBs 5992, 6049, 5444, 5463 and 6146<\/p>\n
(18 Jan
\nHouse Judiciary
\nHearing Room A, John L. O’Brien Bldg)
\n(1:30 p.m. HB 1122 Executive session only)<\/p>\n
Contact information for your Representatives may be found at http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/districtfinder or at http:\/\/leg.wa.gov\/House\/Pages\/MembersByDistrict.aspx. 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!!!<\/p>\n
1-800-562-6000 TDD 1-800-635-9993<\/p>\n
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<\/a>“. 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<\/a>). 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\/<\/a> (you need “RealAudio” to do this, available free at the TVW web site). Each bill’s web page contains a link to any public hearing at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to “jwaldron@halcyon.com<\/a>“. 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<\/a>” 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.<\/p>\n