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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning background check requirements for firearms classified as other under federal firearms laws."
+description: "Concerning background check requirements for firearms classified as other under federal firearms laws."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HB 2555"
+citation: "Washington HB 2555 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["FIREARMS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Goodman"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 46
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2020-01-15"
+last_action: "2020-03-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9fa023b-2edc-4ac9-950e-0b0d4a004726"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2555&year=2019"
+source_hash: "18cf9e0d751faf9127b02211600dc27edf71d0a6c6df4a5abbb3bb48eeea5425"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington HB 2555 (2019-2020) — Concerning background check requirements for firearms classified as other under federal firearms laws.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2555.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2555-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **56–42** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#51) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Goodman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2020-01-31** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2020-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2020-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2020-02-04** Referred to Appropriations.
+- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Civil Rights & Judiciary.
+- **2020-02-10** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2020-01-31** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2020-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2020-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2020-02-04** Referred to Appropriations.
+- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Civil Rights & Judiciary.
+- **2020-02-10** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
+- **2020-02-27** LAW - Majority; do pass.
+- **2020-02-27** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-27** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2020-02-28** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass.
+- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
+- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-03-18** Chapter 36, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
+- **2020-01-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
+- **2020-01-31T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
+- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
+- **2020-02-10T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
+- **2020-02-24T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:00 AM
+- **2020-02-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
+- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
+- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9fa023b-2edc-4ac9-950e-0b0d4a004726`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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