GOAL Post 2009-15

GOAL Post 2009-15

Legislative Update from Olympia 24 April 2009

HB 1498 PASSES SENATE, GOES TO GOVERNOR

HB 1052: HOUSE CONCURS, GOES TO GOVERNOR

HB 1114 DIES AT CHAMBER CUT-OFF

EFFECTIVE DATE OF SB 5739

TWO DAYS AND COUNTING -- SPECIAL SESSION?

HB 1498 (involuntary commitment and restoration of rights) is on its way
to Governor Gregoire's desk.

On 16 April the House voted unanimously to concur in the Senate
amendments to 2SHB 1052 (alien firearm licenses). 2SHB 1052 now goes to
Governor Gregoire, who is scheduled to sign the bill on Saturday, 25 April.

HB 1114, which would have reinstated the minimum age of 14 for
unsupervised hunting, died at the second chamber cut-off. The bill was
placed on the floor calendar, then a hold was placed on it after several
amendments were filed.

SB 5739 (military CPL renewal), signed by Governor Gregoire last week,
takes effect on July 26, 2009. (Most laws passed during a legislative
session don't take effect until three months after the session to give
regulatory agencies time to prepare for the changes. In this case,
issuing agencies will have to be officially notified that military
members returning from out-of-state deployments have an extended period
to renew their CPLs.)

The fat lady is in the wings, pumping up her lungs to sing. The 2009
regular session of the legislature adjourns at or before midnight, 26
April. The principal focus of the long legislative session is
preparation of the biennial budget. If the biennial budget is not
completed at that time, a special session may be called.

In some states, the scope of a special session is limited to the reason
for which it was called. That is NOT TRUE in Washington. In Washington
if the legislature convenes a special session, ANY subject matter may be
addressed. As the saying goes, " No man's life, liberty, or property is
safe while the legislature is in session."

BILL STATUS:

The following bills have been filed for the 2009-10 biennium:

Bill # Subject
Sponsor Status

2SHB 1052 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49)
To Gov.

ESHB 1114 Youth hunting age requirement Blake (D-19)
Died S. Rules

HB 1498 Involuntary commitment Hunter
(D-48) To Gov.

SB 5739 CPL renewal by military members King (R-14)
Signed by Gov

Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, HB = House Bill, SB =
Senate Bill, 2SHB = Second Substitute House Bill, ESHB = Engrossed
Substitute House Bill,

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

There are no public hearings scheduled next week on gun-related bills.

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". Bills are available in Acrobat (.pdf)
format. You may download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader from
Adobe's web site (http://www.adobe.com). 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.

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup 25-26 April

Monroe 2-3 May

"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

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