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2019 Senate Bill 5434: Restricting possession of weapons in certain locations
Introduced by Sen. Claire Wilson (South King County) (D) on January 21, 2019
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 21, 2019
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 21, 2019
Prohibits possession of firearms on the premises of any licensed child care center, child care center provided-transportation, or other child care center facility.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 22, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Phil Fortunato (Auburn) (R) on March 11, 2019
Requires posting of certain signage in child care centers.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 11, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Seattle) (D) on March 11, 2019
Removes the authority for a city, town, or county to enact a law or ordinance restricting the possession of firearms in a park or park facility.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 11, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Lynda Wilson (Clark County) (R) on March 11, 2019
Exempts a person with a concealed pistol license or who is exempt from the requirement to have a concealed pistol license in order to carry a pistol from the prohibition against carrying a firearm on the premises of a licensed child care center..
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 11, 2019
Prohibits possession of firearms on the premises of any licensed child care center, child care center provided-transportation, or other child care center facility.
Requires a family day care provider to secure firearms on the premises in a locked gun safe or unloaded in a locked room with a trigger lock or other disabling device.
Received in the House on March 13, 2019
Referred to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on March 13, 2019
Received in the Senate on January 13, 2020
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on January 13, 2020
Received in the House on February 16, 2020
Referred to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on February 16, 2020
Amendment offered by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on March 3, 2020
Revises the description of a prohibited device that is used or intended to be used as a weapon to "injure" a person by an electronic shock, charge, or impulse, to instead provide that it is used or intended to be used to "incapacitate" a person by an electronic shock, charge, or impulse.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 3, 2020
Received in the Senate on March 9, 2020