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Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation SB5568

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Concerning preemption of municipal laws restricting the open carry of weapons.

Subject: CRIMES: FIREARMS: OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS: SENTENCES AND SENTENCING: WEAPONS

Description: Concerning preemption of municipal laws restricting the open carry of weapons.

Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Senate Rules "X" file.

Last Action Date: February 17, 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'.

8 sponsors: Patty Kuderer (D); Manka Dhingra (D); Karen Keiser (D); Liz Lovelett (D); Joe Nguyen (D); Rebecca Saldana (D); Derek Stanford (D); Claire Wilson (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (8 of 49)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 17, 2022 Senate Rules "X" file.
Senate Jan 28, 2022 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Senate Jan 27, 2022 LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Senate Jan 27, 2022 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
Senate Jan 27, 2022 Minority; do not pass.
Senate Jan 17, 2022 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:30 AM.
Senate Jan 10, 2022 First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
Senate Dec 20, 2021 Prefiled for introduction.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub not available state link bill 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/27/2022 5 4 0 0 Yes
  • Dhingra, Manka (D) Yea
  • Honeyford, Jim (R) Nay
  • Kuderer, Patty (D) Yea
  • McCune, James (R) Nay
  • Padden, Mike (R) Nay
  • Pedersen, Jamie (D) Yea
  • Salomon, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Trudeau, Yasmin (D) Yea
  • Wagoner, Keith (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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