Concerning rights of individuals to bear arms.

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S-0154.1

SENATE BILL 5535

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Fortunato and Christian

Read first time 01/28/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to rights of individuals to bear arms; reenacting and amending RCW 9.41.010 ; creating a new section; repealing RCW 9.41.390 , 9.41.395 , and 7.48.330 ; and repealing 2023 c 162 s 1 and 2023 c 163 s 1 (uncodified).

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that both the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Article 1, section 24 of the Washington state Constitution, protect the right of individuals to bear arms in defense of themselves and shall not be impaired. As such, any law adopted by the state that creates firearms industry members' liability, or that bans a particular type of firearm is deemed unconstitutional. Such laws are held ineffective, void, and unenforceable.

Sec. 2. RCW 9.41.010 and 2024 c 289 s 1 and 2024 c 62 s 32 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

14.2% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 272 days quiet

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