Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session
Relating to: voluntary prohibitions on purchasing a handgun. (FE)
Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice department of
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Justice to allow individuals to prohibit
themselves from purchasing a handgun. Under the bill, DOJ must maintain a
database of individuals who voluntarily prohibit themselves from purchasing a
handgun. An individual may request inclusion in the database by submitting a
request to DOJ that indicates the length of the prohibition: a one-year, irrevocable
prohibition; a five-year prohibition, the first year being irrevocable; or a 20-year
prohibition, the first year being irrevocable. During a revocable period, an individual
may remove the prohibition by submitting to DOJ a request for removal and an
affidavit from a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist stating that the individual may
possess a firearm without being a danger to himself or herself or another. This bill
also requires DOJ, when responding to a request for a background check from a
licensed firearm dealer regarding an individual who is in the database, to indicate
that the individual is prohibited from purchasing a handgun.
Sponsors
Full history
- Mar 9, 2022 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Agard, Bewley, Roys and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Considine, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Hebl, Pope, Subeck, Conley, Stubbs, Spreitzer and Andraca
- Mar 9, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1