Oh, well.
The good news is that most of the bills died in committee, and that most of the ones that are still "alive", are "good ones.
The bad news is that a couple of the bad bills are still in play.
On the chart after the break, bills that are "not dead yet" are in bold type.
***
FROM: Joe Waldron (GOAL
WA goalwa@cox.net)
TO: undisclosed-recipients:
SENT: Fri 2/5/2016
7:18 PM
SUBJECT: GOAL Post 2016-5
Legislative Update
from Olympia 5 February 2016
·
FIRST
POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF
·
40 BILLS
DIE IN POLICY COMMITTEE
·
BILL
LIST TO BE SHORTENED
·
NEW
BILLS INTRODUCED
·
BILL
SHIFTS
·
PUBLIC
HEARINGS HELD ON TWO GUN BILLS THIS WEEK
·
NO
PUBLIC HEARINGS NEXT WEEK
·
ALMOST
HALFWAY THROUGH THE SESSION
(Back to my normal
schedule. GOAL Post should be published
every Friday evening for the remainder of the session.)
Of the more than 60
gun-related bills filed during the 2015-16 biennium, only a few have survived
the 2016 first policy committee cut-off.
Because bills that do not pass out of their original policy committee
(for most gun bills -- but not all -- House Judiciary or Senate Law &
Justice) are considered dead for the session, I will annotate that in tonight’s
“bill status” portion as “Died.”. Next
week I will only post those bills that are still under consideration in the
remainder of the session.
A few new bills were
filed this week, but none received a public hearing or a vote out of committee
before tonight’s deadline. HB 2951, by
Rep. Scott (R-39) would override employer’s prohibitions on keeping firearms
and/or ammunition in motor vehicles parked in company parking lots. This protects customers AND employees. HB 2974, by Rep. Shea (R-4) prohibits
confiscation of private personal property (including firearms/ammunition)
during a state of emergency. HB 2975,
also by Rep. Shea, creates the Washington state firearms civil rights act, an
act that guarantees the right to keep and bear arms, prohibits public officials
or employees from interfering with that right beyond existing law, and allows
lawsuits against individuals in violation.
It also provides sentencing enhancement for those who carry, brandish or
discharge a firearm in the commission of a crime. All three bills are effectively dead as they
were filed too late for a hearing. But
they’ll be back.
The GOAL position on
HB 1713 (guns/mental health) has changed from OPPOSE to NEUTRAL based on
adoption of a substitute bill. The bill
is now in House Appropriations awaiting committee action.
HB 2907 failed to
pass committee, but a near duplicate, HB 2908 passed to House Rules committee.
Public hearings were
held this week on HBs 2907 and 2913.
Executive action (amendments and votes) were taken on others. HB 2410, which would have applied a blanket
mandate to add to the “firearms offender registry” anyone convicted of a
firearms offense. The bill was amended
to mandate inclusion of only violent or sexual predator offenses, omitting the
requirement to add technical violations such as I-594 transfer violations. An amendment to exempt concealed pistol
licenses from the suspensions mandated by HB 2913 failed. GOAL still opposes the bill. (If HB 2913 becomes law, it will likely be
challenged in court.)
Tuesday, 9 February
marks the technical halfway point in this 60-day session. From a legislative standpoint, the halfway point
occurs six days later, 17 February, the days bills must pass their original
chamber (House bills from the House, Senate bills from the Senate) or they are
considered dead. There’s still a lot of
damage that can be done before the session ends.
BILL STATUS:
Copyright 2016 Gun Owners
Action League of WA
|
Bill #
|
Subject
|
Prime sponsor
|
Status
|
GOAL position on bill
|
|
HB 1119
|
Hunter education issues
|
Blake (D-17)
|
Died H Ag
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1193
|
Prohibiting gun owner data
base
|
Taylor (R-15)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1245
|
Repeals I-594
|
Shea (R-4)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1324
|
Codifies castle doctrine and
stand your ground
|
Shea (R-4)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1433
|
Modifies Gun Free School
Zone law
|
Scott (R-38)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1442
|
Exp. economic development
via firearms/ammo
|
G. Hunt (R-2)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1474
|
Defense against animal
attack
|
Taylor (R-15)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1506
|
Exempts security guard
transfers from I-594
|
Kirby (D-29)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1521
|
Returns NICS “delay” to
three days (I-594)
|
Taylor (R-15)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1533
|
Exempts guns loaned to
museums from I-594
|
Van Werven (R-42)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1535
|
Exempts active LEOs from
waiting period
|
Klippert (R-8)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1594
|
Imitation firearms
|
Wylie (D-49)
|
Died H Jud
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1692
|
Imitation firearms
|
Wylie (D-49)
|
Died H Jud
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1713
|
Mental health/guns
|
Cody (D-34)
|
In H. Aprop.
|
NEUTRAL
|
|
HB 1722
|
Short barreled rifles
|
Hayes (R-10)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 1747
|
Safe storage of firearms
|
Kagi (D-32)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1857
|
Extreme protective orders
|
Jinkins (D-27)
|
Died H Aprop
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 1886
|
Repeals I-594 by popular
vote
|
Hunt (R-2)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2031
|
Tax exemption for firearm
safety devices
|
Harmsworth (R-44)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2088
|
Lowers age for CPL from 21
to 18
|
Shea (R-4)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2089
|
Expands CPL reciprocity;
lowers age to 18
|
Shea (R-4)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2164
|
Exceptions to I-594
background checks
|
Shea (R-4)
|
Died H Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2325
|
Hunter Ed. training elective
in schools
|
Muri (R-28)
|
Died H. Edu.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2354
|
Bans “assault weapons” and
certain magazines
|
Moeller (D-49)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2372
|
Requires destruction of
forfeited firearms
|
Senn (D-41)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2374
|
Tax on ammunition and
components
|
Senn (D-41)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SHB 2410
|
Felon gun registry
|
Hayes (R-10)
|
Passed to H. Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2460
|
Override of state preemption
|
Walkinshaw (D-43)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2461
|
Extreme protection orders
|
Jinkins (D-27)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2481
|
Short barreled rifles
|
Blake (D-19)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2553
|
Possession of arms/state of
emergency
|
Wilson (R-17)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2603
|
Mental health and guns
|
Kuderer (D-48)
|
Died H. Jud
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2653
|
“Personalized” handgun
(“smart gun” taxes)
|
Cody (D-34)
|
Died H. Fin
|
PENDING
|
|
HB 2712
|
Use of force, immunity
|
Wilson (R-17)
|
Died H. Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2738
|
permission to carry
|
Hunt (D-22)
|
Died H. Jud
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2793
|
Suicide awareness and prevention
|
Orwall (D-33)
|
to H. Finance
|
SUPPORT?
|
|
HB 2794
|
Initial detention
determination
|
Orwall (D-33)
|
Died H. Jud
|
SUPPORT?
|
|
HB 2814
|
Areas for shooting sports
under GMA
|
Klippert (R-8)
|
Died H. Loc Gov
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2836
|
Mandating liability
insurance for firearms
|
Farrell (D-48)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2867
|
Guns on college campuses
|
Scott (R-39)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2893
|
Mental health/guns
|
Kuderer (D-48)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2907
|
Use of force by peace
officers
|
Moscoso (D-1)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
(???)
|
|
HB 2908
|
Use of force by peace officers
|
Ryu (D-32)
|
Passed to H. Rules
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2913
|
License suspension/child support
|
Gregerson (D-33)
|
Passed to H. Rules
|
OPPOSE
|
|
HB 2951
|
Guns in cars/parking lots
|
Scott (R-39)
|
Died H. Jud
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2974
|
Prohibits confiscation of
private property
|
Shea (R-4)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
HB 2975
|
Firearms civil rights act
|
Shea (R-4)
|
Died H. Jud.
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SSB 5036
|
Penalizes criminal misuse of body armor
|
O'Ban (R-28)
|
S. Rules
|
NEUTRAL
|
|
SB 5476
|
Exempts active LEOs from
waiting period
|
Dammeier (R-25)
|
Died S L&J
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5500
|
Allows retired LEOs to carry on school grounds
|
Roach (R-31)
|
S Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5539
|
Exempts LEO’s from three day waiting period
|
Roach (R-31)
|
S Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SSB 5579
|
Exempts licensed scty guards from b/g checks
|
Dammeier (R-25)
|
S Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5615
|
Exempts military members from b/g checks
|
Benton (R-17)
|
S Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 5643
|
Mental health/guns
|
O'Ban (R-28)
|
Died S Ment Hlth
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 5658
|
Reporting of mental health commitment
|
Dansel (R-7)
|
S Rules
|
NEUTRAL
|
|
SB 5727
|
Extreme protective orders
|
Frockt (D-46)
|
Died S L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 5789
|
Safe storage of firearms
|
Kohl-Welles (D-36)
|
Died S L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 5831
|
Restoration of firearm rights
|
Honeyford (R-15)
|
S Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6015
|
NRA license plate
|
Roach (R-31)
|
S Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6158
|
Firearm transfers at non-profit events
|
Dammeier (R-25)
|
Passed to S. Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6165
|
Allows possession of short barreled rifles
|
Takko (D-19)
|
Passed to S. Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6267
|
CPL renewal notice
|
Schoesler (R-9)
|
Passed to S. Rules
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6310
|
Mandatory gun storage
|
Jayapal (D-37)
|
Died S. L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 6351
|
Override of state preemption
|
Habib (D-48)
|
Died S. L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 6352
|
Extreme risk protective
orders
|
Frockt (D-46)
|
Died S. L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
|
SB 6487
|
Use of force, immunity
|
Becker (R-2)
|
Died S. L&J
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6515
|
Hunter Ed. training elective
in schools
|
O’Ban (R-28)
|
Died S. K/12
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6603
|
Suicide awareness and
prevention
|
Fain (R-47)
|
Died S. HumSer
|
SUPPORT
|
|
SB 6621
|
Police use of deadly force
task force
|
Fraser (D-22)
|
Died S. L&J
|
OPPOSE
|
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:
None scheduled.
Tutorial on
public testimony: http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Testify.aspx
LEGISLATIVE HOT
LINE: You may reach your Representatives
and Senator by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000. Toll free!!!
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OTHER DATA: Copies of pending legislation (bills),
legislative schedules and other information are available on the legislature's
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the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not
be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing
individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of
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Article 1,
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Constitution of the
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