Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: waiting period for purchase of handguns.
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
Current law provides that, before a federally licensed firearms dealer may
transfer a handgun after a sale, the dealer must request that the Department of
Justice perform a background check on the prospective purchaser to determine if the
purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law.
This bill prohibits the dealer from transferring the handgun to the purchaser
until 48 hours have passed since the firearms dealer requested the background check
on the purchaser.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Agard (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)
21 cosponsors
Andraca (D) , Bare (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)
Full history
- Nov 9, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Agard, Larson, L. Johnson, Roys, Spreitzer and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Sinicki, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Conley, Ratcliff, Emerson, Clancy, Snodgrass, Bare, Jacobson, Palmeri, Considine, Cabrera, Joers, Subeck and Ohnstad
- Nov 9, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Nov 27, 2023 · Senate
Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
- Dec 6, 2023 · Senate
Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Oct 7, 2024 · Senate
Representative Vining added as a cosponsor