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Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation HB1618

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Prohibiting weapons at election-related offices and facilities subject to limited exemptions for law enforcement officers and security personnel.

Subject: BUSINESSES: CRIMES: ELECTIONS: FIREARMS: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL: PROFESSIONS: SENTENCES AND SENTENCING: WEAPONS

Description: Prohibiting weapons at election-related offices and facilities subject to limited exemptions for law enforcement officers and security personnel.

Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

Last Action Date: January 21, 2022

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

35 sponsors: April Berg (D); Tana Senn (D); Mike Chapman (D); Cindy Ryu (D); Liz Berry (D); Emily Wicks (D); Jessica Bateman (D); Davina Duerr (D); Alex Ramel (D); Lawrence Springer (D); Michael Sells (D); Jesse Johnson (D);Jamila Taylor (D); Amy Walen (D); Javier Valdez (D); Lisa Callan (D); Eileen Cody (D); Lauren Davis (D); Roger Goodman (D); Nicole Macri (D); Strom Peterson (D); Bill Ramos (D); Sharon Santos (D); Sharon Wylie (D); Vandana Slatter (D); Steve Bergquist (D); Steve Tharinger (D); Shelley Kloba (D); Gerry Pollet (D); Laurie Dolan (D); Marcus Riccelli (D); Timm Ormsby (D); Kirsten Harris-Talley (D); David Hackney (D); Noel Frame (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 36% (35 of 98)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 21, 2022 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
House Jan 12, 2022 Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
House Jan 10, 2022 First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
House Dec 8, 2021 Prefiled for introduction.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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