D.W. Drang
Member
GOAL Post 2004-9
GOAL Chairman: Bruce Turner
GOAL Legislative Liaison: Joe Waldron
Legislative Update from Olympia 12 March 2004
2004 REGULAR SESSION ENDED THURSDAY NIGHT
ESB 5083: SENATE CONCURS IN HOUSE AMENDMENT
BILLS DELIVERED TO GOV. LOCKE
Shortly before midnight on Thursday, 11 March, the legislature adjourned for the year. Unless called back for a special session (and none is anticipated at this time), they won’t go back into session until January 2005 – after the November elections. Remember, the outcome of the legislative session is a direct result of the people you elect to represent us in Olympia.
On Tuesday, 9 March, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to SB5083 (CPL reciprocity. The final version of ESB 5083 is available at http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/Senate/5075-5099/5083_pl_03092004.txt (.pdf version at http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/Senate/5075-5099/5083_e_amh_judi_perr_052.pdf).
On Thursday, 11 March, the bill was delivered to Governor Locke. The governor has 30 days to do one of three things: sign the bill into law;
allow the bill to become law without his signature; or veto the bill.
I’ll be meeting with the governor’s staff some time next week to determine if he has any concerns about the bill. As soon as I get some feedback from the governor’s office, I’ll publish a GOAL Action Alert.
The governor now has three gun-related bills awaiting action: SB 2473 (DV cops in courthouses), SSB 6389 (guns in airports) and ESB 5083. The first two are primarily technical bills. The only substantive gun bill to come out of the 2004 legislative session is ESB 5083.
BILL STATUS (only those bills active during the 2004 session):
Bill # Subject Sponsor Status
ESB 5083 CPL Reciprocity Stevens (R-39) To Gov.
SSB 6389 Airport gun restriction Brandland (R-42) To Gov.
SB 6284 No-fee under-18 hunting lic. Doumit (D-19) Died
HB 2310 Emergency CPL Carrell (R-28) Died
HB 2473 LEO DV firearms Clibborn (D-41) To Gov.
HB 2493 CPL renewal date Delvin (R-8) Died
HB 2494 Firearms industry prot. Delvin (R-8) Died
HB 2544 GFSZ “dangerous weapons†Condotta (R-12) Died
SHB 2600 Restoration of firearm rights Carrell (R-28) Died
HB 2671 Expanded disqualifiers Moeller (D-49) Died
SHB 2701 Airport gun restriction Lovick (D-44) Died
HB 2791 DV gun confiscation Kagi (D-32) Died
HB 3128 Legislative gun ban Lovick (D-44) Died
Key to abbreviations: SB = Senate Bill, HB = House Bill, E_B = Engrossed Bill, S_B = Substitute Bill, Jud = Judiciary, CJ&J = Criminal Justice & Corrections, Fish/Ecol = Fisheries, Ecology & Parks, JuvJust = Juvenile Justice, Educ = Education, LocGov = Local Government, Parks = Parks, Fish & Wildlife, W&M = Ways and Means
2004 BILL SUMMARY AND POSITION (on bills still active):
ESB 5083 (Stevens) Recognizes concealed pistol licenses from states who
recognize Washington’s CPL, with caveats SUPPORT
SSB 6389 (Brandland) Adds the current FAA-designated restricted areas of airports to those areas where possession of firearms is prohibited SUPPORT AS AMENDED
HB 2473 (Clibborn) Prohibits law enforcement officers subject to court action on DV issues from carrying in the courthouse at related hearings NEUTRAL
SHB 2600 (Carrell) Clarifies restoration of firearms rights for individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity SUPPORT
LEGISLATIVE HOT LINE: You may reach your Representatives and Senator by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000. Toll free!!! The hearing impaired may obtain TDD access at 1-800-635-9993. Also toll free!!!
1-800-562-6000 TDD 1-800-635-9993
OTHER DATA: Copies of pending legislation (bills), legislative schedules and other information are available on the legislature's web site at "www.leg.wa.gov". It's available in two versions: text (.txt) file or Acrobat (.pdf) file. The "Acrobat" version is preferred as it is easier to read and is an exact copy of the hard copy format the legislators use. You may download a free version of Adobe Acrobat from Adobe's web site. You may also obtain hard copy bills, initiatives, etc, in the mail from the Legislative Bill Room FREE OF CHARGE by calling 1-360-786-7573.
Copies of bills may also be ordered toll free by calling the Legislative Hotline at (800) 562-6000. You may also hear floor and committee hearing
action live at http://www.tvw.org/ (you need "RealAudio" to do this, available free at the TVW web site).
By reading the House and Senate "bill reports" (hbr, sbr) for each bill, you can see how individual committee members voted. By reading the "roll call" for each bill, you can see how the entire House or Senate voted on any bill. The beauty of the web site is that ALL this information is available, on line, to any citizen.
GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected]". Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights. Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "[email protected]" or (during session) by telephone at (425) 454-4911. Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals. Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at WAC gun shows.
Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
Puyallup 20-21 March
Monroe 27-28 March
"The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."
Article 1, Section 24
Constitution of the State of Washington
Copyright 2004 Gun Owners Action League of WA
GOAL Chairman: Bruce Turner
GOAL Legislative Liaison: Joe Waldron
Legislative Update from Olympia 12 March 2004
2004 REGULAR SESSION ENDED THURSDAY NIGHT
ESB 5083: SENATE CONCURS IN HOUSE AMENDMENT
BILLS DELIVERED TO GOV. LOCKE
Shortly before midnight on Thursday, 11 March, the legislature adjourned for the year. Unless called back for a special session (and none is anticipated at this time), they won’t go back into session until January 2005 – after the November elections. Remember, the outcome of the legislative session is a direct result of the people you elect to represent us in Olympia.
On Tuesday, 9 March, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to SB5083 (CPL reciprocity. The final version of ESB 5083 is available at http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/Senate/5075-5099/5083_pl_03092004.txt (.pdf version at http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/Senate/5075-5099/5083_e_amh_judi_perr_052.pdf).
On Thursday, 11 March, the bill was delivered to Governor Locke. The governor has 30 days to do one of three things: sign the bill into law;
allow the bill to become law without his signature; or veto the bill.
I’ll be meeting with the governor’s staff some time next week to determine if he has any concerns about the bill. As soon as I get some feedback from the governor’s office, I’ll publish a GOAL Action Alert.
The governor now has three gun-related bills awaiting action: SB 2473 (DV cops in courthouses), SSB 6389 (guns in airports) and ESB 5083. The first two are primarily technical bills. The only substantive gun bill to come out of the 2004 legislative session is ESB 5083.
BILL STATUS (only those bills active during the 2004 session):
Bill # Subject Sponsor Status
ESB 5083 CPL Reciprocity Stevens (R-39) To Gov.
SSB 6389 Airport gun restriction Brandland (R-42) To Gov.
SB 6284 No-fee under-18 hunting lic. Doumit (D-19) Died
HB 2310 Emergency CPL Carrell (R-28) Died
HB 2473 LEO DV firearms Clibborn (D-41) To Gov.
HB 2493 CPL renewal date Delvin (R-8) Died
HB 2494 Firearms industry prot. Delvin (R-8) Died
HB 2544 GFSZ “dangerous weapons†Condotta (R-12) Died
SHB 2600 Restoration of firearm rights Carrell (R-28) Died
HB 2671 Expanded disqualifiers Moeller (D-49) Died
SHB 2701 Airport gun restriction Lovick (D-44) Died
HB 2791 DV gun confiscation Kagi (D-32) Died
HB 3128 Legislative gun ban Lovick (D-44) Died
Key to abbreviations: SB = Senate Bill, HB = House Bill, E_B = Engrossed Bill, S_B = Substitute Bill, Jud = Judiciary, CJ&J = Criminal Justice & Corrections, Fish/Ecol = Fisheries, Ecology & Parks, JuvJust = Juvenile Justice, Educ = Education, LocGov = Local Government, Parks = Parks, Fish & Wildlife, W&M = Ways and Means
2004 BILL SUMMARY AND POSITION (on bills still active):
ESB 5083 (Stevens) Recognizes concealed pistol licenses from states who
recognize Washington’s CPL, with caveats SUPPORT
SSB 6389 (Brandland) Adds the current FAA-designated restricted areas of airports to those areas where possession of firearms is prohibited SUPPORT AS AMENDED
HB 2473 (Clibborn) Prohibits law enforcement officers subject to court action on DV issues from carrying in the courthouse at related hearings NEUTRAL
SHB 2600 (Carrell) Clarifies restoration of firearms rights for individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity SUPPORT
LEGISLATIVE HOT LINE: You may reach your Representatives and Senator by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000. Toll free!!! The hearing impaired may obtain TDD access at 1-800-635-9993. Also toll free!!!
1-800-562-6000 TDD 1-800-635-9993
OTHER DATA: Copies of pending legislation (bills), legislative schedules and other information are available on the legislature's web site at "www.leg.wa.gov". It's available in two versions: text (.txt) file or Acrobat (.pdf) file. The "Acrobat" version is preferred as it is easier to read and is an exact copy of the hard copy format the legislators use. You may download a free version of Adobe Acrobat from Adobe's web site. You may also obtain hard copy bills, initiatives, etc, in the mail from the Legislative Bill Room FREE OF CHARGE by calling 1-360-786-7573.
Copies of bills may also be ordered toll free by calling the Legislative Hotline at (800) 562-6000. You may also hear floor and committee hearing
action live at http://www.tvw.org/ (you need "RealAudio" to do this, available free at the TVW web site).
By reading the House and Senate "bill reports" (hbr, sbr) for each bill, you can see how individual committee members voted. By reading the "roll call" for each bill, you can see how the entire House or Senate voted on any bill. The beauty of the web site is that ALL this information is available, on line, to any citizen.
GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected]". Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights. Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "[email protected]" or (during session) by telephone at (425) 454-4911. Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals. Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at WAC gun shows.
Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
Puyallup 20-21 March
Monroe 27-28 March
"The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."
Article 1, Section 24
Constitution of the State of Washington
Copyright 2004 Gun Owners Action League of WA