WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2325: Firearms/hunting education

Requiring the superintendent of public instruction to develop an elective firearms safety and hunter education course for high school students.

Summary

  • Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, develop a program of instruction for firearms safety and hunter education for students in grades 9through 12.
  • Establishes that, beginning with the 2017-18 school year, any school district may adopt the program as an elective one-half credit course for high school students.
  • Authorizes the director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife to cooperate and partner with the SPI and school districts in their implementation and provision of hunter education training opportunities offered as part of the public school curriculum.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2325), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dick Muri (R-28)
Introduced
January 11, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 6515

AN ACT Relating to an elective firearms safety and hunter education course for high school students;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dick Muri (R-28)

4 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 3 Republicans)

Larry Haler R-8JD Rossetti D-19Chad Magendanz R-5Lynda Wilson R-17

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2325 in other sessions

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