Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation SB5098
Legislation Overview
Title: Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be present, and county fairs and county fair facilities.
Description: Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be present, and county fairs and county fair facilities.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Minority; do not pass.
Last Action Date: January 16, 2025
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'.
11 sponsors: Javier Valdez (D); Rebecca Saldana (D); Manka Dhingra (D); Noel Frame (D); T'wina Nobles (D); Tina Orwall (D); Jamie Pedersen (D); Jesse Salomon (D); Derek Stanford (D); Lisa Wellman (D); Claire Wilson (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 22% (11 of 49)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Minority; do not pass. |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
| Senate | Dec 20, 2024 | Prefiled for introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 20, 2024 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Committee on Law & Justice: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass | 01/16/2025 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
