WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2137: Firearms & ammo in vehicles

Addressing the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in privately owned motor vehicles.

Summary

  • Protects the rights of citizens to lawfully transport and store firearms within his or her private vehicle for lawful purposes in any place the vehicle is otherwise permitted to be.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedNov 30, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
November 30, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in privately owned motor vehicles;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Blake (D-19)

18 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Joel Kretz R-7Kevin Van De Wege D-24Cary Condotta R-12Jason Overstreet R-42Jay Rodne R-5Bruce Chandler R-15Matt Shea R-4Luis Moscoso D-1Steve Tharinger D-24Brad Klippert R-8Timm Ormsby D-3Christopher Hurst D-31Charles Ross R-14Tami Green D-28David Taylor R-15Judy Warnick R-13Shelly Short R-7Ed Orcutt R-18

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 2137 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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