Enhancing public safety by requiring financial responsibility to purchase or possess a firearm or operate a firearm range.

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HOUSE BILL 1504

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Reeves, Doglio, Davis, Reed, Ormsby, Ramel, Pollet, and Thai

Read first time 01/22/25. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to enhancing public safety by requiring financial responsibility to purchase or possess a firearm or operate a firearm range; amending RCW 9.41.090 ; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092 and 43.84.092 ; adding new sections to chapter 9.41 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.24 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 9.41 RCW to read as follows:

(1)(a) No person in this state may purchase or possess a firearm unless that person is: