Saturday, January 31, 2015

WA -- House Bill 1886 UPDATED

Washington State Representative Graham Hunt just announced on Facebook that he has introduced HB 1886, repealing I594.

HOUSE BILL 1886
State of Washington                 64th Legislature                   2015 Regular Session
By Representatives G. Hunt, Shea, Taylor, Young, Klippert, Dent, Haler, Wilcox, Short, Wilson, Scott, Condotta, Harris, and Schmick

AN ACT Relating to criminal and public safety background checks for gun sales and transfers; repealing RCW 9.41.092, 9.41.113,29.41.115, 9.41.137, and 82.08.833; repealing 2015 c ss 2, 5, 6, 7, and 11; repealing 2015 c 1 s 1 (uncodified); and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 9.41.092 (Licensed dealer deliveries—Background checks)9and 2015 c 1 s 4 (Initiative Measure No. 594);10
(2) RCW 9.41.113 (Firearm sales or transfers—Background checks—11Requirements—Exceptions) and 2015 c 1 s 3 (Initiative Measure No.12594);
(3) RCW 9.41.115 (Penalties—Violations of RCW 9.41.113) and 201514c 1 s 9 (Initiative Measure No. 594);
(4) RCW 9.41.137 (Department of licensing, authority to adopt16rules—Reporting of violations—Authority to revoke licenses) and 201517c 1 s 8 (Initiative Measure No. 594);
(5) RCW 82.08.833 (Exemptions—Sales or transfers of firearms—1Unlicensed persons—Background check requirements) and 2015 c 1 s 102(Initiative Measure No. 594);
(6) 2015 c 1 s 2 (Initiative Measure No. 594);
(7) 2015 c 1 s 5 (Initiative Measure No. 594);
(8) 2015 c 1 s 6 (Initiative Measure No. 594);
(9) 2015 c 1 s 7 (Initiative Measure No. 594);
(10) 2015 c 1 s 11 (Initiative Measure No. 594); and
(11) 2015 c 1 s 1 (uncodified) (Initiative Measure No. 594).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The secretary of state shall submit this act to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection,11at the next general election to be held in this state, in accordance with Article II, section 1 of the state Constitution and the laws13adopted to facilitate its operation.
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UPDATE: Congressman Hunt points out that HB1245, the previous bill to repeal I594,requires a two-thirds majority for passage, but HB1886 only requires a simple majority.

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