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37 total bills, 22 anti-gun bills,
2 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation

2013-2014 Session2015-2016 Session2017-2018 Session2019-2020 Session2021-2022 Session2023-2024 Session

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note: Washington carries over legislation from odd-numbered years to even numbered years without exception

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HB1066

Title: Making technical corrections and removing obsolete language from the Revised Code of Washington pursuant to RCW 1.08.025.

Description: Making technical corrections and removing obsolete language from the Revised Code of Washington pursuant to RCW 1.08.025.

Last Action: Effective date 7/23/2023**.

Last Action Date: May 16, 2023

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1130

Title: Protecting public safety by establishing duties of firearm industry members.

Description: Protecting public safety by establishing duties of firearm industry members.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1143

Title: Concerning requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Description: Concerning requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Last Action: Effective date 1/1/2024.

Last Action Date: April 25, 2023

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1144

Title: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Description: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

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HB1161

Title: Concerning persons convicted of violent offenses with firearm enhancements.

Description: Concerning persons convicted of violent offenses with firearm enhancements.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1178

Title: Concerning local government authority to regulate firearms.

Description: Concerning local government authority to regulate firearms.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1180

Title: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Description: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1240

Title: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Description: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Last Action: Effective date 4/25/2023.

Last Action Date: April 25, 2023

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HB1562

Title: Reducing the risks of lethality and other harm associated with gun violence, gender-based violence, and other types of violence.

Description: Reducing the risks of lethality and other harm associated with gun violence, gender-based violence, and other types of violence.

Last Action: Effective date 7/23/2023.

Last Action Date: May 4, 2023

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1599

Title: Concerning court files and records exemptions for firearm background checks.

Description: Concerning court files and records exemptions for firearm background checks.

Last Action: Effective date 7/23/2023.

Last Action Date: May 4, 2023

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HB1629

Title: Concerning transfers of firearms to museums and historical societies.

Description: Concerning transfers of firearms to museums and historical societies.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1902

Title: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Description: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Last Action: Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

Last Action Date: January 16, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB1903

Title: Reporting lost or stolen firearms.

Description: Reporting lost or stolen firearms.

Last Action: Effective date 6/6/2024.

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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HB2041

Title: Concerning physician assistant collaborative practice.

Description: Concerning physician assistant collaborative practice.

Last Action: Effective date 1/1/2025***.

Last Action Date: March 13, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB2118

Title: Protecting the public from gun violence by establishing additional requirements for the business operations of licensed firearms dealers.

Description: Protecting the public from gun violence by establishing additional requirements for the business operations of licensed firearms dealers.

Last Action: Effective date 7/1/2025.

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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HB2152

Title: Updating terminology related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.

Description: Updating terminology related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.

Last Action: House Rules "X" file.

Last Action Date: February 20, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

HB2238

Title: Imposing a new tax on the sale or transfer of ammunition.

Description: Imposing a new tax on the sale or transfer of ammunition.

Last Action: First reading, referred to Finance.

Last Action Date: January 9, 2024

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HB2332

Title: Concerning a cash reward for the recovery of firearms used in the commission of a crime.

Description: Concerning a cash reward for the recovery of firearms used in the commission of a crime.

Last Action: First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry.

Last Action Date: January 12, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5006

Title: Clarifying waiver of firearm rights.

Description: Clarifying waiver of firearm rights.

Last Action: Effective date 7/23/2023.

Last Action Date: May 4, 2023

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5078

Title: Protecting public safety by establishing duties of firearm industry members.

Description: Protecting public safety by establishing duties of firearm industry members.

Last Action: Effective date 7/23/2023.

Last Action Date: April 25, 2023

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5193

Title: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Description: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5211

Title: Concerning requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Description: Concerning requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5232

Title: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Description: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an pro-gun bill

SB5244

Title: Creating the second amendment firearm education and training act for legislators.

Description: Creating the second amendment firearm education and training act for legislators.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5265

Title: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Description: Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5444

Title: Revised for 2nd Substitute: Restricting the possession of weapons, excluding carrying a pistol by a person licensed to carry a concealed pistol, on the premises of libraries, zoos, aquariums, and transit facilities.Original: Concerning firearm sensitive places.

Description: Revised for 2nd Substitute: Restricting the possession of weapons, excluding carrying a pistol by a person licensed to carry a concealed pistol, on the premises of libraries, zoos, aquariums, and transit facilities.Original: Concerning firearm sensitive places.

Last Action: Effective date 6/6/2024.

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5446

Title: Concerning local government authority to regulate firearms.

Description: Concerning local government authority to regulate firearms.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an pro-gun bill

SB5669

Title: Concerning rights of individuals to bear arms.

Description: Concerning rights of individuals to bear arms.

Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

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SB5860

Title: Concerning spring blade knives.

Description: Concerning spring blade knives.

Last Action: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

Last Action Date: March 7, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5963

Title: Concerning insurance requirements relating to the ownership of certain deadly weapons.

Description: Concerning insurance requirements relating to the ownership of certain deadly weapons.

Last Action: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

Last Action Date: January 29, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB5985

Title: Concerning firearms background check program.

Description: Concerning firearms background check program.

Last Action: Effective date 3/26/2024.

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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SB6001

Title: Concerning the disposition of privately owned firearms in the custody of state or local government entities or law enforcement agencies.

Description: Concerning the disposition of privately owned firearms in the custody of state or local government entities or law enforcement agencies.

Last Action: First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

this is an anti-gun bill

SB6004

Title: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Description: Enhancing requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

Last Action: First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

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SB6008

Title: Updating terminology related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.

Description: Updating terminology related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.

Last Action: First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

Last Action Date: January 8, 2024

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SB6033

Title: Concerning ceremonial open carry on the Washington state capitol campus.

Description: Concerning ceremonial open carry on the Washington state capitol campus.

Last Action: Senate Rules "X" file.

Last Action Date: February 15, 2024

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SB6169

Title: Increasing the potential pool of law enforcement hires by allowing active and retired law enforcement and military personnel to import certain firearms for personal use.

Description: Increasing the potential pool of law enforcement hires by allowing active and retired law enforcement and military personnel to import certain firearms for personal use.

Last Action: First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

Last Action Date: January 11, 2024

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SB6246

Title: Concerning transmission of information relating to firearm prohibitions for persons committed for mental health treatment.

Description: Concerning transmission of information relating to firearm prohibitions for persons committed for mental health treatment.

Last Action: Effective date 6/6/2024.

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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