Joe has sent out this week's GOAL Post, below. As before, I've added links to bill pages where the bills are discussed in text. Another change I made to formatting was to add the GOAL Position on bills to the line in the chart with the bill info, rather than separately This necessitates using tiny print, but shortens the overall post. Joe tried this last year and I thought it improved readability. I'll go back to the old way if anyone wants, or, especially, if Joe objects to my editing his dispatch. (Does this constitute textual modification?)
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FROM: GOAL <goalwa@cox.net>
TO: undisclosed-recipients
SENT: Sun 2/1/2015 8:09 PM
SUBJECT: GOAL Post 2015-4
Legislative Update from Olympia
30 January 2015
(Late distribution due to the
fact I was attending the annual meeting of the Florida Sport Shooting
Association at the Manatee Gun Club in Myakka City, FL. Hopefully back on schedule this coming
Friday.)
- EIGHT MORE GUN BILLS FILE
- MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED
- 37 INITIATIVES FILED -- NO GUNS
Eight new gun bills were
filed this past week. HB 1713 (Cody,
D-34) would allow the courts to take guns from those determined to be at high
risk, a much lower standard than currently exists. HB 1722 (Hayes, R-10) clarifies short-barreled
rifle provisions. HB 1747 (Kagi, D-32)
is attempt #11 since 1997 to pass a bill that allegedly does not mandate
"lock up your guns," but criminalizes you if you don't and a child
gains access. This version is broader
that previous versions which only applied to LOADED firearms; this one includes
ALL firearms. HB 1857 (Jinkins, D-27)
allows family members and others to petition a court to confiscate firearms
from those deemed an "extreme risk."
HB 1886 (Hunt, R-2) would repeal I-594 in its entirety IF passed by a
popular referendum.
SB 5643 (O'Ban, R-28) allows
seizure of firearms from those deemed at risk because of mental health issues;
again, this lowers the standard for disarmament. SB 5658 (Dansel, R-6) clarifies reporting
requirements regarding commitment of individuals for mental health. SB 5727 (Frockt, D-46) is the Senate version
of HB 1857.
28 firearm or firearm-related
bills filed so far, and we're only three weeks -- 21 days -- into the session!
Public hearings were
conducted this past week on HB 1131 (possession of ivory), SB 5241 (possession
of ivory) and SB 5500 (retired LEO carry on school campus). Links to the TVWashington video coverage of
these bills may be found at the bottom of each bill page. A green-boxed link at the top of each page
allows readers to submit comments on a bill.
Only two public hearings are
scheduled for this week: HB 1713 in
House Judiciary on 3 February and SB 5658 in Senate Law & Justice on 5
February. Details below.
To date, 37 initiatives have
been filed with the Secretary of State, all Initiatives to the People. At this point, NONE deal with firearms. Most are tax-related or deal with marijuana.
BILL STATUS:
|
Bill #
|
Subject
|
Prime sponsor
|
Status
|
GOAL Position
|
|
HB 1119
|
Hunter education issues
|
Blake (D-17)
|
H. Ag/NatRes
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1131
|
Prohibits sale/transfer of
ivory
|
Pettigrew (D-37)
|
H. Ag/NatRes
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1191
|
CPL renewal notices
|
Taylor (R-15)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1193
|
Prohibiting gun owner data
base
|
Taylor (R-15)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1245
|
Repeals I-594
|
Shea (R-4)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1324
|
Codifies castle doctrine and
stand your ground
|
Shea (R-4)
|
H, Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1433
|
Modifies Gun Free School
Zone law
|
Scott (R-38)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1474
|
Defense against animal
attack
|
Taylor (R-15)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1506
|
Exempts security guard
transfers from I-594
|
Kirby (D-29)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1521
|
Returns NICS “delay” to
three days (I-594)
|
Taylor (R-15)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1533
|
Exempts guns loaned to
museums from I-594
|
Van Werven (R-42)
|
H. Jud.
|
?
|
|
HB 1535
|
Exempts active LEOs from
waiting period
|
Klippert (R-8)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1713
|
Mental health/guns
|
Cody (D-34)
|
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1722
|
Short barreled rifles
|
Hayes (R-10)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1747
|
Safe storage of firearms
|
Kagi (D-32)
|
H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1857
|
Extreme protective orders
|
Jinkins (D-27)
|
H. Jud?
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1886
|
Repeals I-594 by popular
vote
|
Hunt (R-2)
|
H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5036
|
Penalizes criminal misuse of
body armor
|
O'Ban (R-28)
|
S. L&J
|
?
|
|
SB 5241
|
Prohibits sale/transfer of
ivory
|
Litzow (R-41)
|
S. NatRes/Parks
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 5381
|
Return of firearms held by
law enforcement
|
Billig (D-3)
|
S. L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 5476
|
Exempts active LEOs from
waiting period
|
Dammeier (R-25)
|
S. L&J
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5500
|
Allows retired LEOs to carry
on school grounds
|
Roach (R-31)
|
S. L&J
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5539
|
Exempts LEO’s from three day
waiting period
|
Roach (R-31)
|
S. L&J
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5579
|
Exempts licensed scty guards
from b/g checks
|
Dammeier (R-25)
|
S L&J
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5615
|
Exempts military members
from b/g checks
|
Benton (R-17)
|
S L&J
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5643
|
Mental health/guns
|
O'Ban (R-28)
|
S. HumSer
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 5658
|
Reporting of mental health
commitment
|
Dansel (R-7)
|
S. L&J
|
NEUTRAL
|
|
SB 5727
|
Extreme protective orders
|
Frockt (D-46)
|
S. L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
HB = House Bill, SB = Senate
Bill, H. Jud. = House Judiciary, S. L&J = Senate Law & Justice, H.
Ag/NatRes = House Agriculture & Natural Resources, S. NatRes/Parks = Senate
Natural Resources & Parks, S. Hum Ser = Senate Human Services, Mental
Health & Housing
HEARINGS SCHEDULED:
|
HB 1713
|
House Judiciary
|
HHR "A"
|
John L. O'Brien Building
|
3 Feb
|
10:00 a.m.
|
|
SB 5658
|
Senate Law & Justice
|
SHR "1"
|
John A. Cherberg Building
|
5 Feb
|
8:00 a.m.
|
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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impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing
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