WA silencer use bill Senate hearing!!!

[LWYM425]

Soo????? Whats next?? I don't want to get too excited cause I really don't know what hurdles are left...

 

[LWYM425]

Does it just have to get signed? Anyone have any idea how long that takes?

 

[misobeno]

1. A bill may be introduced in either the Senate or House of Representatives by a member.
2. It is referred to a committee for a hearing. The committee studies the bill and may hold public hearings on it. It can then pass, reject, or take no action on the bill.
3. The committee report on the passed bill is read in open session of the House or Senate, and the bill is then referred to the Rules Committee.
4. The Rules Committee can either place the bill on the second reading calendar for debate before the entire body, or take no action.
5. At the second reading, a bill is subject to debate and amendment before being placed on the third reading calendar for final passage.
6. After passing one house, the bill goes through the same procedure in the other house.
7. If amendments are made in the other house, the first house must approve the changes.
8. When the bill is accepted in both houses, it is signed by the respective leaders and sent to the governor.
9. The governor signs the bill into law or may veto all or part of it. If the governor fails to act on the bill, it may become law without a signature.

We are working on #8.

 

[Ranb]

The law goes into effect 90 days after the session ends. The last day of the session is April 24, so we can use our silencers legally Saturday July 23, 2011.

Ranb

 

[misobeno]

I guess now is as good a time as any to go buy myself a 45ACP suppressor for my G21.

Randy, Thanks for all of your help. You were pretty instrumental in organizing the internet side of this whole thing. If I didn't catch your post on Northwest Firearms I would have missed the bill all together and I wouldn't have been able to organize my local letter / phone call campaign.

I know we're not quite through yet but this is the first time since the start of the bill that I've actually been optimistic.

Edit: In case anyone wants the citation for Mr. RanB's effective date, here you go.

Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Link

April 24, 2011 Last day allowed for regular session under state constitution.

Link

 

[carnaby]

The law goes into effect 90 days after the session ends. The last day of the session is April 24, so we can use our silencers legally Saturday July 23, 2011.

Go summer!

 

[FourTeeFive]

When will we know if the governor signs or vetos?

 

[Ranb]

It will be here. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1016&year=2011

Ranb

 

[LWYM425]

Are you going to hold a class on how to fill out the paper work?

 

[MD_Willington]

Couple videos on the paperwork:
http://libertycans.net/Paperwork_info.html

 

[MD_Willington]

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1016

IN THE HOUSE
Apr 1 - Speaker signed.

 

[PTK]

One step closer! I'm rooting for you.

 

[WaGuns]

Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All we need now is the Governor's sig to make it all good. She 5 days to sign or veto.. If she does neither, then 90 days it becomes law!

It passed with only 4 votes against and 88(ish) for. So the likeleyhood of her vetoing is slim (knock on wood).

Ladies and Gentlemen... get your Trusts, Form 1's and Form 4's ready!!!

**Side Note: Ranb, this would NOT have been possible without all of your due diligence. From all of us in the WA firearms community, THANK YOU!!!! **

 

[cyclopsshooter]

Dammit, now I gotta get a 1911 barrel and a P-22... Of all the damn rotten luck

 

[drews77]

Signed

IN THE HOUSE

Apr 1 Speaker signed.

 

[misobeno]

The bill has been signed by the President of the Senate.

 

[LWYM425]

Yay!

 

[carnaby]

If the Governor signs the bill do we still have to wait the 90 days for it to become law, or does it take effect immediately?

 

[WaGuns]

The bill was handed to the gov yesterday. She now has 5 days to sign or veto. If she does neither, it becomes LAW on July 23rd 2011.

 

[carnaby]

Right, but when does it become law if she signs?

 

[misobeno]

Unless the bill is vetoed it will become law on Saturday, July 23, 2011.

 

[carnaby]

So signing or not makes no difference? What's the point of signing?

 

[misobeno]

It gives the governor time to read and veto the bill. Signing it basically seals the deal and ends the wait.

 

[MushroomxSpider]

I read somewhere, can't remember where, that the bill passed with veto-proof majorities. But I don't know for sure because I never dun lernt warshington law in skewl. There's public education for you. In fact, I only remember the veto-proof measures for federal bills from Schoolhouse Rock

But even if Washington doesn't have veto-proof measures, I think Chrissy would be crazy to try vetoing it.

 

[Ranb]

No such thing as veto proof. This governor vetoed 9 bills last year out of over 900 that passed. A few of those she vetoed had unanimous passage by both houses of the legislature. If she vetos HB 1016, it goes back to te legislature for another vote. It is not an automatic vote. If the House and Senate leaders do not give a vetoed bill another vote, then it dies.

Your education is what you make of it. I moved to WA back in 1999, never educated here, but I am learning lots about the WA political process by getting anti-gun laws amended. I do not think HB 1016 will be vetoed.

Ranb