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Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation SB5268

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Revised for 1st Substitute: Imposing community custody after a conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm.Original: Classifying unlawful possession of a firearm as a violent offense.

Description: Revised for 1st Substitute: Imposing community custody after a conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm.Original: Classifying unlawful possession of a firearm as a violent offense.

Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

Last Action: LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

Last Action Date: January 30, 2025

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Keith Wagoner (R); Perry Dozier (R); Phil Fortunato (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (3 of 49)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 30, 2025 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
Senate Jan 30, 2025 LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Senate Jan 28, 2025 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
Senate Jan 14, 2025 First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub not available state link bill text
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 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
01/30/2025 8 0 0 0 Yes
  • Dhingra, Manka (D) Yea
  • Fortunato, Phil (R) Yea
  • Holy, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Lovick, John (D) Yea
  • Salomon, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Torres, Nikki (R) Yea
  • Trudeau, Yasmin (D) Yea
  • Wagoner, Keith (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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