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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 197

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Relating to: carrying a weapon on a public mass transportation system and providing a penalty.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Metropolitan transportation Municipality Trespass

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits a person from carrying a firearm in certain buildings

owned or leased by the state or a local government if properly posted. This bill allows

the state or a local government to post vehicles that are part of a public mass

transportation system. A person who carries a firearm on a posted vehicle is subject

to a Class B forfeiture, which is the same penalty as carrying a firearm into a building

that is posted by the state or a local government.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Johnson (D) , Risser (D)

10 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Fields (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 20, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Risser and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Anderson, Berceau, Sargent, C. Taylor, Billings, Fields, Sinicki, Spreitzer and Zamarripa

  2. Apr 20, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1