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2009 House Bill 2226: issuing firearms certificates to retired law enforcement officers
Introduced by Rep. Ed Orcutt (Kalama) (R) on February 16, 2009
Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to develop an annual qualification certificate form to be used by retired law enforcement officers as proof that the officer has completed the annual qualification requirement. Requires a retired law enforcement officer, in addition to the firearms certificate, to also carry an annual qualification certificate that the officer has been qualified or otherwise found to have met the standards established by the criminal justice training commission for firearms qualifications for active law enforcement officers in the state not less than one year before the date the officer is carrying a firearm.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 16, 2009
Substitute offered in the House on January 14, 2010
Eliminates the current law procedures for a retired officer to apply to a local law enforcement agency for issuance of a firearms certificate, including the requirement for the officer to undergo a federal background check..
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on January 14, 2010
Referred to the House Rules Committee on January 18, 2010
Eliminates the procedures for a retired officer to apply to a local law enforcement agency for issuance of a firearms certificate, including the requirement for the officer to undergo a federal background check. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) must develop, and make available on its website, a model firearms qualification certificate for retired law enforcement officers.
Received in the Senate on February 1, 2010
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 1, 2010
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 25, 2010
Revises the process for issuing firearms qualification certificates to retired law enforcement officers.
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on March 31, 2010
Revises the process for issuing firearms qualification certificates to retired law enforcement officers.