Adding domestic violence harassment to the list of offenses for which a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Signed Mar 22, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2018 · House Feb 27, 2018
How they voted
37–8
Passed
Total votes 45
Mar 5, 2018
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 22, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Feb 27, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-4)
house
Feb 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Feb 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Jan 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass.
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Billig
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Cleveland
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Christine Rolfes
DDemocratic
Co
David Frockt
DDemocratic
Co
DT
Dean Takko
DDemocratic
Co
GP
Guy Palumbo
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Jeannie Darneille
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John McCoy
DDemocratic
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