Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation SB5635
Legislation Overview
Title: Granting courts discretion to deny restoration of firearm rights to a person who has been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment when it appears the person is likely to engage in violent or unsafe behaviors.
Description: Granting courts discretion to deny restoration of firearm rights to a person who has been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment when it appears the person is likely to engage in violent or unsafe behaviors.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Last Action Date: January 13, 2014
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Jeannie Darneille;Adam Kline; Nick Harper; Karen Keiser; Jeanne Kohl-Welles; Ed Murray;Maralyn Chase;Frockt
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (8 of 49)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2014 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| Senate | May 13, 2013 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2013 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
