Proposed Washington Firearm Legislation SB5098
Legislation Overview
Title: Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be present, and county fairs and county fair facilities.
Description: Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be present, and county fairs and county fair facilities.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM
Last Action Date: February 24, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
11 sponsors: Javier Valdez (D); Rebecca Saldana (D); Manka Dhingra (D); Noel Frame (D); T'wina Nobles (D); Tina Orwall (D); Jamie Pedersen (D); Jesse Salomon (D); Derek Stanford (D); Lisa Wellman (D); Claire Wilson (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 22% (11 of 49)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2025 | Referred to Transportation. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | And refer to Transportation. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Minority; do not pass. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | WM - Majority; without recommendation. |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | On motion, referred to Ways & Means. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Minority; do not pass. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM. |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
| Senate | Dec 20, 2024 | Prefiled for introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 20, 2024 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Committee on Law & Justice: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass | 01/16/2025 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Committee on Ways & Means: without recommendation | 02/6/2025 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
