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Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation HB1163

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Legislation Overview

Title: Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms.

Description: Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms.

Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Last Action Date: March 11, 2025

Sponsors

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32 sponsors: Liz Berry (D); Jamila Taylor (D); Darya Farivar (D); Amy Walen (D); Gerry Pollet (D); Emily Alvarado (D); Sharlett Mena (D); Davina Duerr (D); Julia Reed (D); Cindy Ryu (D); Lisa Parshley (D); Alex Ramel (D); Joe Fitzgibbon (D); Lisa Callan (D); Nicole Macri (D); Julio Cortes (D); Edwin Obras (D);Beth Doglio (D); Mia Gregerson (D); Tarra Simmons (D); Strom Peterson (D); Chipalo Street (D); Roger Goodman (D); Sharon Wylie (D); Jake Fey (D); Shelley Kloba (D); April Berg (D); Lauren Davis (D); Mary Fosse (D); Osman Salahuddin (D);Natasha Hill (D); Steve Tharinger (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 33% (32 of 98)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 11, 2025 First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
House Mar 8, 2025 Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 2.
House Mar 8, 2025 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
House Mar 8, 2025 Floor amendment
House Mar 7, 2025 2nd substitute bill substituted
House Mar 4, 2025 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
House Feb 28, 2025 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
House Feb 27, 2025 APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
House Feb 27, 2025 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
House Feb 27, 2025 Minority; do not pass.
House Feb 24, 2025 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
House Feb 4, 2025 Referred to Appropriations.
House Jan 31, 2025 Minority; do not pass.
House Jan 31, 2025 CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
House Jan 31, 2025 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
House Jan 21, 2025 Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
House Jan 13, 2025 First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
House Jan 6, 2025 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 Jan 6, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Floor Amendment Jacobsen 1163-S2 AMH JACO ADAM 213 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Connors 1163-S2 AMH CONN ADAM 181 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Engell 1163-S2 AMH ENGE ADAM 214 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Engell 1163-S2 AMH ENGE ADAM 215 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Griffey 1163-S2 AMH GRIF ADAM 162 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Marshall 1163-S2 AMH MARS BAKY 409 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Abbarno 1163-S2 AMH ABBA ADAM 178 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Abell 1163-S2 AMH ABEL ADAM 179 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Abell 1163-S2 AMH ABEL ADAM 211 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Abell 1163-S2 AMH ABEL ADAM 212 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Barkis 1163-S2 AMH BARK ADAM 190 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Barnard 1163-S2 AMH BARN ADAM 180 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Burnett 1163-S2 AMH BURN ADAM 184 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Burnett 1163-S2 AMH BURN ADAM 191 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Chase 1163-S2 AMH CHAS ADAM 185 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Couture 1163-S2 AMH COUT ADAM 183 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Couture 1163-S2 AMH COUT ADAM 189 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Couture 1163-S2 AMH COUT ADAM 194 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Dent 1163-S2 AMH DENT ADAM 174 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Dufault 1163-S2 AMH DUFA ADAM 166 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Eslick 1163-S2 AMH ESLI ADAM 182 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Graham 1163-S2 AMH GRAH ADAM 168 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Jacobsen 1163-S2 AMH JACO ADAM 177 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Jacobsen 1163-S2 AMH JACO ADAM 196 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Keaton 1163-S2 AMH KEAT ADAM 170 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Klicker 1163-S2 AMH KLIC ADAM 176 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Ley 1163-S2 AMH LEYJ ADAM 172 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Manjarrez 1163-S2 AMH MANJ ADAM 173 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Marshall 1163-S2 AMH MARS ADAM 167 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Marshall 1163-S2 AMH MARS ADAM 187 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Marshall 1163-S2 AMH MARS ADAM 195 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment McEntire 1163-S2 AMH MCEN ADAM 163 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Mendoza 1163-S2 AMH MEND ADAM 192 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Orcutt 1163-S2 AMH ORCU ADAM 217 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Penner 1163-S2 AMH PENN ADAM 175 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Schmidt 1163-S2 AMH SCHM ADAM 169 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Schmidt 1163-S2 AMH SCHM ADAM 199 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Schmick 1163-S2 AMH SHMK ADAM 171 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Stuebe 1163-S2 AMH STUE ADAM 206 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Volz 1163-S2 AMH VOLZ ADAM 164 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Walsh 1163-S2 AMH WALJ ADAM 193 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Walsh 1163-S2 AMH WALJ ADAM 197 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Walsh 1163-S2 AMH WALJ ADAM 198 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment Waters 1163-S2 AMH WATE ADAM 165 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
01/31/2025 8 5 0 0 Yes
  • Abell, Hunter (R) Nay
  • Burnett, Brian (R) Nay
  • Entenman, Debra (D) Yea
  • Farivar, Darya (D) Yea
  • Goodman, Roger (D) Yea
  • Graham, Virginia (R) Nay
  • Jacobsen, Cyndy (R) Nay
  • Peterson, Strom (D) Yea
  • Salahuddin, Osman (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Jamila (D) Yea
  • Thai, My-Linh (D) Yea
  • Walen, Amy (D) Yea
  • Walsh, Jim (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/27/2025 19 12 0 0 Yes
  • Berg, April (D) Yea
  • Bergquist, Steve (D) Yea
  • Burnett, Brian (R) Nay
  • Caldier, Michelle (R) Nay
  • Callan, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Connors, April (R) Nay
  • Corry, Chris (R) Nay
  • Cortes, Julio (D) Yea
  • Couture, Travis (R) Nay
  • Doglio, Beth (D) Yea
  • Dye, Mary (R) Nay
  • Fitzgibbon, Joe (D) Yea
  • Gregerson, Mia (D) Yea
  • Keaton, Michael (R) Nay
  • Kruger-Leavitt, Mari (D) Yea
  • Lekanoff, Debra (D) Yea
  • Macri, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Manjarrez, Deb (R) Nay
  • Marshall, Matt (R) Nay
  • Ormsby, Timm (D) Yea
  • Penner, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Peterson, Strom (D) Yea
  • Pollet, Gerry (D) Yea
  • Rude, Skyler (R) Nay
  • Ryu, Cindy (D) Yea
  • Schmick, Joe (R) Nay
  • Springer, Lawrence (D) Yea
  • Stonier, Monica (D) Yea
  • Street, Chipalo (D) Yea
  • Thai, My-Linh (D) Yea
  • Tharinger, Steve (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/8/2025 58 38 0 2 Yes
  • Abbarno, Peter (R) Nay
  • Abell, Hunter (R) Nay
  • Barkis, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Barnard, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • Berg, April (D) Yea
  • Bergquist, Steve (D) Yea
  • Bernbaum, Adam (D) Yea
  • Berry, Liz (D) Yea
  • Bronoske, Dan (D) Yea
  • Burnett, Brian (R) Nay
  • Caldier, Michelle (R) Nay
  • Callan, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Chase, Rob (R) Nay
  • Connors, April (R) Nay
  • Corry, Chris (R) Nay
  • Cortes, Julio (D) Yea
  • Couture, Travis (R) Nay
  • Davis, Lauren (D) Yea
  • Dent, Tom (R) Nay
  • Doglio, Beth (D) Yea
  • Donaghy, Brandy (D) Yea
  • Duerr, Davina (D) Yea
  • Dufault, Jeremie (R) Nay
  • Dye, Mary (R) Nay
  • Engell, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Entenman, Debra (D) Yea
  • Eslick, Carolyn (R) Absent
  • Farivar, Darya (D) Yea
  • Fey, Jake (D) Yea
  • Fitzgibbon, Joe (D) Yea
  • Fosse, Mary (D) Yea
  • Goodman, Roger (D) Yea
  • Graham, Virginia (R) Nay
  • Gregerson, Mia (D) Yea
  • Griffey, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Hackney, David (D) Absent
  • Hill, Natasha (D) Yea
  • Hunt, Victoria (D) Yea
  • Jacobsen, Cyndy (R) Nay
  • Jinkins, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Keaton, Michael (R) Nay
  • Klicker, Mark (R) Nay
  • Kloba, Shelley (D) Yea
  • Kruger-Leavitt, Mari (D) Yea
  • Lekanoff, Debra (D) Yea
  • Ley, John (R) Nay
  • Low, Sam (R) Nay
  • Macri, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Manjarrez, Deb (R) Nay
  • Marshall, Matt (R) Nay
  • McClintock, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • McEntire, Joel (R) Nay
  • Mena, Sharlett (D) Yea
  • Mendoza, Gloria (R) Nay
  • Morgan, Melanie (D) Yea
  • Nance, Greg (D) Yea
  • Obras, Edwin (D) Yea
  • Orcutt, Ed (R) Nay
  • Ormsby, Timm (D) Yea
  • Ortiz-Self, Lillian (D) Yea
  • Parshley, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Paul, Dave (D) Yea
  • Penner, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Peterson, Strom (D) Yea
  • Pollet, Gerry (D) Yea
  • Ramel, Alex (D) Yea
  • Reed, Julia (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Kristine (D) Yea
  • Richards, Adison (D) Yea
  • Rude, Skyler (R) Nay
  • Rule, Alicia (D) Yea
  • Ryu, Cindy (D) Yea
  • Salahuddin, Osman (D) Yea
  • Santos, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Schmick, Joe (R) Nay
  • Schmidt, Suzanne (R) Nay
  • Scott, Shaun (D) Yea
  • Shavers, Clyde (D) Yea
  • Simmons, Tarra (D) Yea
  • Springer, Lawrence (D) Yea
  • Stearns, Chris (D) Yea
  • Steele, Mike (R) Nay
  • Stokesbary, Drew (R) Nay
  • Stonier, Monica (D) Yea
  • Street, Chipalo (D) Yea
  • Stuebe, David (R) Nay
  • Taylor, Jamila (D) Yea
  • Thai, My-Linh (D) Yea
  • Tharinger, Steve (D) Yea
  • Thomas, Brianna (D) Yea
  • Timmons, Joe (D) Yea
  • Volz, Mike (R) Nay
  • Walen, Amy (D) Yea
  • Walsh, Jim (R) Nay
  • Waters, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Wylie, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Ybarra, Alex (R) Nay
  • Zahn, Janice (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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