BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION EHB 2623

HB 2623: Firearm possession/crimes

Prohibiting the possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain criminal offenses.

Summary

Makes possessing a firearm unlawful if a person has a prior conviction for, or is found not guilty by reason of insanity of, unlawful aiming or discharge of a firearm or dangerous weapon, or animal cruelty in the second degree.
Revises references to domestic violence to include "intimate partners" in addition to "family or household member" and makes technical amendments to a number of statutes to corrects cross-references needed because of renumbering subsections.

From the Engrossed Senate Bill Report (EHB 2623), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain criminal offenses;

Passed February 18, 2020

Version voted on: EHB 2623

56 Yea 41 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	56	1	0	0
Republican	0	40	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 12, 2020By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (EHB 2623)
Mar 9, 2020Senate Rules "X" file. (EHB 2623)
Mar 4, 2020Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (EHB 2623)
Feb 28, 2020Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (EHB 2623)
Feb 27, 2020Minority; do not pass. (EHB 2623)
Feb 27, 2020LAW - Majority; do pass. (EHB 2623)
Feb 20, 2020First reading, referred to Law & Justice. (EHB 2623)
Feb 18, 2020Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (EHB 2623)
Feb 18, 2020Floor amendment(s) adopted. (EHB 2623)
Feb 18, 2020Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1. (EHB 2623)
Feb 12, 2020Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (EHB 2623)
Feb 7, 2020Referred to Rules 2 Review. (EHB 2623)
Feb 5, 2020CRJ - Majority; do pass. (EHB 2623)
Feb 5, 2020Minority; without recommendation. (EHB 2623)
Feb 5, 2020Minority; do not pass. (EHB 2623)
Jan 16, 2020First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. (EHB 2623)

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

HB 2623 (2025–26) Rural EMT provider grants · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2017–18) Lower cost Rx information · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2015–16) Advisory measure recounts · Enacted · Chapter 204, Laws of 2016
HB 2623 (2013–14) Bill of rights/agency action · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2011–12) Assault/legal process server · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2009–10) Residential foreclosure · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2623 (2007–08) Farmland owner exemption · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2005–06) Agricultural workers · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor