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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1163: Firearm purchase

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1163 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms. Primary sponsor: Liz Berry (D). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms by requiring a permit to purchase firearms, specifying requirements and standards for firearms safety training programs and issuance of concealed pistol licenses, specifying circumstances where a firearm transfer may be delayed, requiring recordkeeping for all firearm transfers, and establishing reporting requirements regarding permits to purchase firearms and concealed pistol licenses;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 32

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz BerryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
April BergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Lisa CallanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Julio CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Lauren DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Darya FarivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Jake FeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Roger GoodmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Mia GregersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Sharlett MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Osman SalahuddinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Chipalo StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Jamila TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Steve TharingerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Amy WalenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Sharon WylieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 370, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 5/1/2027*.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page