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Passed Washington Firearm Legislation HB2555

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Concerning background check requirements for firearms classified as other under federal firearms laws.

Description: Concerning background check requirements for firearms classified as other under federal firearms laws.

Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Effective date 6/11/2020.

Last Action Date: March 18, 2020

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'.

1 sponsors: Roger Goodman (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 98)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 18, 2020 Effective date 6/11/2020.
House Mar 18, 2020 Chapter 36, 2020 Laws.
House Mar 18, 2020 Governor signed.
House Mar 11, 2020 Delivered to Governor.
Senate Mar 10, 2020 President signed.
House Mar 9, 2020 Speaker signed.
Senate Mar 6, 2020 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Senate Mar 6, 2020 Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Senate Mar 4, 2020 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Senate Mar 2, 2020 WM - Majority; do pass.
Senate Mar 2, 2020 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Senate Mar 2, 2020 Minority; do not pass.
Senate Mar 2, 2020 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
Senate Feb 29, 2020 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
Senate Feb 28, 2020 Referred to Ways & Means.
Senate Feb 27, 2020 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM.
Senate Feb 27, 2020 LAW - Majority; do pass.
Senate Feb 27, 2020 And refer to Ways & Means.
Senate Feb 27, 2020 Minority; do not pass.
Senate Feb 24, 2020 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:00 AM.
Senate Feb 20, 2020 First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
House Feb 18, 2020 Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0.
House Feb 18, 2020 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
House Feb 18, 2020 1st substitute bill substituted
House Feb 14, 2020 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
House Feb 11, 2020 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
House Feb 10, 2020 APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Civil Rights & Judiciary.
House Feb 10, 2020 Minority; do not pass.
House Feb 10, 2020 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
House Feb 8, 2020 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
House Feb 4, 2020 Referred to Appropriations.
House Jan 31, 2020 CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
House Jan 31, 2020 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
House Jan 31, 2020 Minority; without recommendation.
House Jan 31, 2020 Minority; do not pass.
House Jan 22, 2020 Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
House Jan 15, 2020 First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Mar 21, 2020 state link bill text
Enrolled Mar 9, 2020 state link bill text
Comm Sub Feb 3, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 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
02/18/2020 56 42 0 0 Yes
  • Appleton, Sherry (D) Yea
  • Barkis, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Bergquist, Steve (D) Yea
  • Blake, Brian (D) Nay
  • Boehnke, Matt (R) Nay
  • Caldier, Michelle (R) Nay
  • Callan, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Chambers, Kelly (R) Nay
  • Chandler, Bruce (R) Nay
  • Chapman, Mike (D) Yea
  • Chopp, Frank (D) Yea
  • Cody, Eileen (D) Yea
  • Corry, Chris (R) Nay
  • Davis, Lauren (D) Yea
  • DeBolt, Richard (R) Nay
  • Dent, Tom (R) Nay
  • Doglio, Beth (D) Yea
  • Dolan, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Duerr, Davina (D) Yea
  • Dufault, Jeremie (R) Nay
  • Dye, Mary (R) Nay
  • Entenman, Debra (D) Yea
  • Eslick, Carolyn (R) Nay
  • Fey, Jake (D) Yea
  • Fitzgibbon, Joe (D) Yea
  • Frame, Noel (D) Yea
  • Gildon, Chris (R) Nay
  • Goehner, Keith (R) Nay
  • Goodman, Roger (D) Yea
  • Graham, Virginia (R) Nay
  • Gregerson, Mia (D) Yea
  • Griffey, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Hansen, Drew (D) Yea
  • Harris, Paul (R) Nay
  • Hoff, Larry (R) Nay
  • Hudgins, Zack (D) Yea
  • Irwin, Morgan (R) Nay
  • Jenkin, William (R) Nay
  • Jinkins, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Killduff, Christine (D) Yea
  • Kirby, Steve (D) Yea
  • Klippert, Bradley (R) Nay
  • Kloba, Shelley (D) Yea
  • Kraft, Vicki (R) Nay
  • Kretz, Joel (R) Nay
  • Kruger-Leavitt, Mari (D) Yea
  • Lekanoff, Debra (D) Yea
  • Lovick, John (D) Yea
  • MacEwen, Drew (R) Nay
  • Macri, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Maycumber, Jacquelin (R) Nay
  • McCaslin, Bob (R) Nay
  • Mead, Jared (D) Yea
  • Morgan, Melanie (D) Yea
  • Mosbrucker, Gina (R) Nay
  • Orcutt, Ed (R) Nay
  • Ormsby, Timm (D) Yea
  • Ortiz-Self, Lillian (D) Yea
  • Orwall, Tina (D) Yea
  • Paul, Dave (D) Yea
  • Pellicciotti, Mike (D) Yea
  • Peterson, Strom (D) Yea
  • Pettigrew, Eric (D) Yea
  • Pollet, Gerry (D) Yea
  • Ramel, Alex (D) Yea
  • Ramos, Bill (D) Yea
  • Riccelli, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Robinson, June (D) Yea
  • Rude, Skyler (R) Nay
  • Ryu, Cindy (D) Yea
  • Santos, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Schmick, Joe (R) Nay
  • Sells, Michael (D) Yea
  • Senn, Tana (D) Yea
  • Shea, Matt (R) Nay
  • Shewmake, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Slatter, Vandana (D) Yea
  • Smith, Norma (R) Nay
  • Springer, Lawrence (D) Yea
  • Steele, Mike (R) Nay
  • Stokesbary, Drew (R) Nay
  • Stonier, Monica (D) Yea
  • Sullivan, Pat (D) Yea
  • Sutherland, Robert (R) Nay
  • Tarleton, Gael (D) Yea
  • Thai, My-Linh (D) Yea
  • Tharinger, Steve (D) Yea
  • Valdez, Javier (D) Yea
  • Van Werven, Luanne (R) Nay
  • Vick, Brandon (R) Nay
  • Volz, Mike (R) Nay
  • Walen, Amy (D) Yea
  • Walsh, Maureen (R) Nay
  • Wilcox, James (R) Nay
  • Wylie, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Ybarra, Alex (R) Nay
  • Young, Jesse (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/6/2020 28 20 0 1 Yes
  • Becker, Randi (R) Nay
  • Billig, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Braun, John (R) Nay
  • Brown, Sharon (R) Nay
  • Carlyle, Reuven (D) Yea
  • Cleveland, Annette (D) Yea
  • Conway, Steven (D) Yea
  • Darneille, Jeannie (D) Yea
  • Das, Mona (D) Yea
  • Dhingra, Manka (D) Yea
  • Ericksen, Douglas (R) Nay
  • Fortunato, Phil (R) Nay
  • Frockt, David (D) Yea
  • Hasegawa, Robert (D) Yea
  • Hawkins, Brad (R) Nay
  • Hobbs, Steven (D) Yea
  • Holy, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Honeyford, Jim (R) Nay
  • Hunt, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Keiser, Karen (D) Yea
  • King, Curtis (R) Nay
  • Kuderer, Patty (D) Yea
  • Liias, Marko (D) Yea
  • Lovelett, Liz (D) Yea
  • McCoy, John (D) Yea
  • Mullet, Mark (D) Yea
  • Muzzall, Ron (R) Nay
  • Nguyen, Joe (D) Yea
  • O'Ban, Steve (R) Yea
  • Padden, Mike (R) Nay
  • Pedersen, Jamie (D) Yea
  • Randall, Emily (D) Yea
  • Rivers, Anna (R) Absent
  • Rolfes, Christine (D) Yea
  • Saldana, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Salomon, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Schoesler, Mark (R) Nay
  • Sheldon, Tim (D) Nay
  • Short, Shelly (R) Nay
  • Stanford, Derek (D) Yea
  • Takko, Dean (D) Nay
  • Van De Wege, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Wagoner, Keith (R) Nay
  • Walsh, Maureen (R) Nay
  • Warnick, Judith (R) Nay
  • Wellman, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Wilson, Claire (D) Yea
  • Wilson, Lynda (R) Nay
  • Zeiger, Hans (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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