Friday, March 3, 2017

GOAL Post 2017-9



I probably should have been taking a nap before going in for my graveyard shift, but...

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FROM: GOAL WA goalwa@cox.net
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SENT: Fri 3/3/2017 6:30 PM
SUBJECT: GOAL Post2017-9

Legislative Update from Olympia 3 March 2017

  • HBs 1100, 1501 AND 1612 PASS HOUSE
  • FOUR BILLS STILL AWAIT A VOTE
  • CHAMBER CUT-OFF IS NEXT WEDNESDAY
  • GRASSROOTS HELP NEEDED ON HB 1731
  • PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SB 5552

From a gun bill perspective, this has been a slow week. HB 1100 (CPL renewal notices) passed out of the House, but in amended form (the Senate version, SB 5268) passed clean last week). That means the two versions will have to be reconciled, either by one chamber accepting the other’s language, or by a conference committee later in the session. HB1501 (reporting of NICS denials) and HB 1612 also passed the House. All are headed for Senate Law & Justice.

At week’s end, one other gun bill is on the House floor calendar: HB1731 (I-594 tweaks). Three others, HBs 1122 and 1483, and SB 5506, have yet to be placed on their respective (House or Senate) floor calendar. The cut-off is next Wednesday, 8 March. Note that, historically, non-controversial bills are generally moved first to “clear the deck” for those with major disagreement.

As it sits right now, HB 1731, like SB 5222, makes some minor tweaks to ease some of the background check burden imposed by I-594 by adding a few more small exceptions to the requirement. An amendment to HB 1731, proposed by retread (he previously served in the House from 1995-2001) Representative John Koster (R-39) would make a significant change by allowing transfers without background checks if both parties to the transaction were Washington CPL holders.

The ATF has already acknowledged our CPL meets the highest federal standard by designating Washington a “NICS Alternative state” for federal checks (blocked by I-594), in addition to which it has passed by an internal Washington state criminal history check plus a Dept of Social and Health Services check. Plus CPL holders have a track record of good behavior, something someone walking off the street into a gun shop may not have. This is about the most common sense rationale you could use for a 594-waiver.If pre-cleared individuals are not granted a waiver, this clearly demonstrates that I-594 was not about background checks but about gun registration via FFL record-keeping (something “background check” supporters continue to deny, admitted in public testimony in the Senate back in 1997 – “we want the audit trail”).

Please contact your elected representatives ASAP and ask them to support the Koster amendment to HB 1731. http://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder or, if you know your district:

A public hearing is scheduled for SB 5552 ((limited I-594 exemptions) in House Judiciary on Thursday, March 9,This is the first of the gun bills that passed out of one chamber to now start its way through the second. See details below.

BILL#
Subject
Sponsor
 STATUS
GOAL POSITION:
HB 1000
Use of deadly force
Doglio (D-22)
DIED
OPPOSE
HB 1004
Possession of firearms/state of emergency
Shea (R-4)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1015
Limiting restrictions on concealed carry
Shea (R-4)
DIED
SUPPORT
SHB 1100
CPL renewal notice
Blake (D-19)
Passed House
SUPPORT
SHB 1122
Safe storage of firearms
Kagi (D-32)
H. Rules
OPPOSE
HB 1134
Assault weapon ban
Peterson
DIED
OPPOSE
HB 1181
Prohibiting handgun sales registry
Blake (D-19)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1174
Firearm safety education in schools
Muri (R-28)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1190
Prohibiting handgun sales registry
Taylor (R-15)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1270
Encouraging voluntary use of locking devices
Harmsworth (R-44)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1380
Repeals I-594
Shea (R-4)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1381
Universal recognition of all state CPLs
Blake (D-19)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1387
Assault weapons background check
Jinkins (D-27)
DIED
OPPOSE
HB 1483
Allows destruction of forfeited firearms
Lovick (D-44)
H. Rules
OPPOSE
HB 1501
Illegal purchase of firearms
Hansen (D-23)
Passed House
SUPPORT
HB 1529
Use of force
Ryu (D-32)
DIED
OPPOSE
HB 1592
Delivery of firearms to LEOs
Klippert (R-39)
DIED
SUPPORT
2SHB 1612
Suicide prevention
Orwall (D-33)
Passed House
SUPPORT
HB 1725
I-594 check exemption for CPL holders
Koster (R-44)
DIED
SUPPORT
HB 1731
Certain exemptions to I-594
Jinkins (D27)
H. Rules
SUPPORT
HB 1900
Hunter ed funding/NRA license plates
Griffey (R-35)
DIED
NEUTRAL
HB 1933
Transfer of firearms at non-profit events
Walsh (R-19)
DIED
SUPPORT
SB 5000
Use of deadly force
McCoy (D-38)
DIED
OPPOSE
SB 5050
Assault weapon ban
Frockt (D-3)
DIED
OPPOSE
SB 5073
Use of force
McCoy (D-38)
DIED
OPPOSE
SB 5216
Firearm safety education in schools
O’Ban (R-28)
DIED
SUPPORT
SB 5268
CPL renewal notice
Takko (D-19)
Passed Senate
SUPPORT
SB 5441
Involuntary freeze on firearm possession
Kuderer (D-)
DIED
NEUTRAL
SB 5444
Background check for “assault weapons”
Frockt (D-46)
DIED
OPPOSE
SB 5463
Mandatory safe storage of firearms
Palumbo (D-
DIED
OPPOSE
SSB 5506
Transfer of firearms at non-profit events
Zeiger (R-25)
S. Rules
SUPPORT
SB 5552
Certain exemptions to I-594
Pedersen (D-43)
Passed Senate
SUPPORT
SB 5553
Suicidal, waiver of rights
Pedersen (D-43)
DIED
NEUTRAL
SB 5795
Mandatory firearm liability insurance
Chase (D-32)
DIED
OPPOSE

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).

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED:

9 Mar House Judiciary House Hearing Room “A”John L. O’Brien Bldg 1:30 p.m.SB 5552

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!!!

1-800-562-6000TDD 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).Each bill’s web page contains a link to any public hearing at the bottom of the page.

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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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
Puyallup 25-26 March
Puyallup 29-30 April

"The right of 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 men."
Article 1, Section 24
Constitution of the State of Washington

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