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: Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Last Action Date: March 26, 2025
Sponsors
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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 |
| House | Mar 26, 2025 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM. |
| House | Mar 18, 2025 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM. |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2025 | 2nd substitute bill substituted |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2025 | Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2025 | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2025 | Floor amendment |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2025 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2025 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2025 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2025 | TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2025 | Minority; do not pass. |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2025 | Minority; without recommendation. |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2025 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2025 | Referred to Transportation. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Minority; do not pass. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | WM - Majority; without recommendation. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | And refer to Transportation. |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | On motion, referred to Ways & Means. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Minority; do not pass. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM. |
| 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 |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill 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 |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Christian 5098-S2 AMS CHRI S2118.1 | Mar 5, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Gildon 5098-S2 AMS GILD S2102.1 | Mar 5, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Gildon 5098-S2 AMS GILD S2132.1 | Mar 5, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| Senate Floor Amendment | McCune 5098-S2 AMS MCCU S2112.1 | Mar 5, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Fortunato 5098-S2 AMS FORT S2048.1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Christian 5098-S2 AMS CHRI S2093.1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
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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| Senate Committee on Ways & Means: without recommendation | 02/6/2025 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | No |
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| Senate Committee on Transportation: 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass | 02/27/2025 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/5/2025 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
