GOAL Post 2009-7

GOAL Post 2009-7

Legislative Update from Olympia 27 February 2009

MOST GUN BILLS DIE AT POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF

FIVE BILLS REMAIN "IN PLAY"

STIMULUS PACKAGE A HIDDEN GUN BILL CARRIER?

NO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON GUN BILLS NEXT WEEK

Wednesday, February 25th, was the first policy committee cut-off date.
All bills that have not passed out of their original policy committee
are technically dead for the session. As noted last week, attempts will
be made to insert language from dead bills into bills still under
consideration, but doing that is difficult. Unlike bills in Congress,
where "riders" (amendments) can be added to almost any bill, under state
law, bills are generally limited to a single topic. And any amendment
must fit the title of the bill -- a narrow title limits shenanigans.

Focus now shifts to the House and Senate floors, where bills awaiting
action in the Rules Committee are pulled to the floor and voted on.
March 12th is the last day that bills may be considered in their house
of origin: House bills must pass out of the House; Senate bills out of
the Senate.

After March 12th, the process begins all over again, with House bills
being heard in the Senate, and vice versa.

Five gun-related bills remain in play in the legislature.

There are a couple of state-level "stimulus bills" under consideration
by the legislature. Some have expressed concerns that gun control
measures, such as the gun show bill, may be rolled into one of these
omnibus stimulus bills. As noted above, because of restrictions on
amendments to bills, that is unlikely. Which is not to say that we can
relax our vigilance. As the old saying goes, it ain't over 'til the fat
lady sings. And she won't be singing for another eight weeks.

There are no public hearings on gun bills scheduled in the coming week.
Again, all the action will be on the House and Senate floors.

BILL STATUS:

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

Bill # Subject
Sponsor Status

SHB 1052 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49)
H. Rules

HB 1114 Youth hunting age requirement Blake (D-19)
H Rules

HB 1498 Involuntary commitment Hunter
(D-48) H. Rules

HB 1604 Suppressors Condotta
(R-12) Died 20 Feb

HB 1832 Firearms during emergencies Herrera (R-18)
Died 20 Feb

HB 2011 Firearms safety education Chase
(D-32) Died 20 Feb

HB 2065 LEO firearm certification Orcutt
(R-18) Died 20 Feb

HB 2226 LEO firearm certificate Orcutt
(R-18) Died 20 Feb

HB 2264 Gun show regulation Williams
(D-22) Died 20 Feb

HJM 4009 10th Amendment sovereignty Shea (R-4)
Died 20 Feb

SB 5095 Lead shot ban Jacobsen
(D-46) Died 25 Feb

SB 5193 Alien firearm licenses Delvin
(R-8) S. Rules

SB 5559 Youth hunting age requirement Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Died 25 Feb

SB 5637 CPL renewal by mail for military Swecker (R-20)
Died 25 Feb

SB 5739 CPL renewal by military members King (R-14) S.
Rules

Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, HB = House Bill, SB =
Senate Bill, SHB = Substitute House Bill, HJM = House Joint Memorial,
Jud = Judiciary, Ag/NatRes = Agriculture and Natural Resources, Educ =
Education, Gov Ops = Government Operations and Elections, NatRes =
Natural Resources, Oceans and Recreation, StGov = State Government and
Tribal Affairs

GOAL POSITION ON BILLS

HB 1052 SUPPORT

HB 1114 SUPPORT

HB 1498 SUPPORT

HB 1604 SUPPORT

HB 1832 SUPPORT

HB 2011 SUPPORT

HB 2065 SUPPORT

HB 2226 SUPPORT

HB 2264 OPPOSE

SB 5095 OPPOSE

SB 5193 SUPPORT

SB 5637 SUPPORT

SB 5739 SUPPORT

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

None

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):

Monroe 14-15 March

Puyallup 21-22 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

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