GOAL Post 2016-8

Good news on HB2908, based on changes I've heard about coming out of some jurisdictions  California regarding officer use-of-force. coincidentally (NOT!) there is currently a big to-do brewing in Seattle regarding an officer involved shooting. I haven't read the details, but I'm guessing that the shootee wasn't doin' nuthin', and was just turning his life around while minding his own business on a street corner. 

Those seem to be the most dangerous things an urban youth can do these days.

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FROM: GOAL WA goalwa@cox.net (Joe Waldron)

TO: undisclosed-recipients:

SENT: Fri 2/26/2016 7:11 PM

SUBJECT: GOAL Post 2016-8

Legislative Update from Olympia 26 February 2016

• SECOND CHAMBER POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF
• ALL BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION SURVIVE
• GOAL POSITION ON HB 2908 CHANGES FROM OPPOSE TO NEUTRAL
• TWO CUT-OFF DATES NEXT WEEK
• TWO WEEKS LEFT IN SESSION

The second chamber (House bills in the Senate, Senate bill sin the House) policy committee cut-off was today.  All of the firearm-related bills we are tracking passed their respective committee.

HBs 1713 and 2793 passed out of Senate Human Services and were sent to Senate Ways & Means for approval of funding.  HBs 2410 and 2908 passed out of Senate Law & Justice and sent to Senate Rules for a floor vote.  HB 2908 was amended to add pro-law enforcement organizations to the working group making recommendations on law enforcement use of deadly force.  SB 6165 was amended in committee to clarify the language that assembling your own short-barreled rifle from separately purchased components is legal – provided you are using a legally registered (under the National Firearms Act) SBR receiver.  Good clarification.  SB 6267 passed to House Rules.  

HB 2908 was amended in the Senate Law & Justice Committee today.  Our position has changed from “oppose” to “neutral” now that rank-and-file law enforcement officers will be given a voice in the working group.  The recommendations of this working group could ultimately lead the legislature to change the rules regarding the use of lethal force by all citizens of Washington.

Monday, 29 February is the second chamber fiscal committee cut-off.  HBs 1713 and 2793 must pass Ways & Means Monday or die for the session.  Friday, 4 March is the last day for bills to pass out of the second chamber, with the exception of those bills amended in the second chamber which must go back to the first chamber for a concurrence vote.

Two weeks remain in the 2016 regular legislative session.  The session must end by midnight on Wednesday, 10 March.  

BILL STATUS:

Bill #	Subject	Prime sponsor	Status	GOAL position on bill	Current Status
3SHB 1713	Mental health/guns	Cody (D-34)	Passed S. HumSer	NEUTRAL	To S. W&M
SHB 2410	Felon gun registry	Hayes (R-10)	Passed S. L&J	SUPPORT	To S. Rules
2SHB 2793	Suicide awareness and prevention	Orwall (D-33)	Passed S. HumSer	SUPPORT	To S. W&M
HB 2908	Use of force by peace officers	Ryu (D-32)	Passed S. L&J	NEUTRAL	To S. Rules
SB 6165	Clarifies possession of short barreled rifles	Takko (D-19)	Passed H. Jud	SUPPORT	To H. Rules
SB 6267	CPL renewal notice	Schoesler (R-9)	Passed H. Jud	SUPPORT	To H. Rules

Key to abbreviations:  S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, L&J = Law & Justice, HumSer = Human Services, Mental Health and Housing, W&M = Ways & Means

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

29 Feb

Senate W&M

Senate Hearing Room “4”

John A. Cherberg Bldg

1:30 p.m.

Possibly on HBs 1713 and 2973

Tutorial on public testimony:  http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Testify.aspx

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