WA People
BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

HB 1104: Carrying a firearm

Removing requirements relating to carrying firearms unloaded and enclosed in an opaque case or wrapper.

Summary

  • The general requirement that a firearm be carried unloaded and in an opaque case or secure wrapper is repealed.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1104), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 1995
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 9, 1995
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Cathy McMorris (R-7)
Introduced
January 12, 1995 in the House
Last action
March 7, 1996

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Cathy McMorris (R-7)

35 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 32 Republicans)

Tom Campbell R-2John Pennington R-18Joyce Mulliken R-13John Koster R-39Senator D-35Mike Padden R-4Peter Kremen D-42Scott Smith R-2Gary Chandler R-13Senator R-15Steven Hargrove R-23Lois McMahan R-26Don Benton R-17Dave Schmidt R-44David Chappell D-20Bill Thompson R-44Stephen Fuhrman R-7Jerome Delvin R-8Mark Schoesler R-9Sarah Casada R-25Jerry Blanton R-21Val Stevens R-39Peggy Johnson R-35Tom Huff R-26Dale Foreman R-12Cheryl Hymes R-40Mike Sherstad R-1Eric Robertson R-31Bill Backlund R-45Les Thomas R-31Todd Mielke R-6Jack Cairnes R-47Ian Elliot R-1Eugene Goldsmith R-42Jim Buck R-24

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 9, 1995
Version voted on: HB 1104
69 Yea 26 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat102402
Republican59201
How each member voted

Yea (69)

Excused (3)

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House · Final Passage

January 26, 1996
Version voted on: HB 1104
70 Yea 26 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat102600
Republican60002
How each member voted

Yea (70)

Excused (2)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1104 in other sessions

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