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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning transmission of information relating to firearm prohibitions for persons committed for mental health treatment."
+description: "Concerning transmission of information relating to firearm prohibitions for persons committed for mental health treatment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 6246"
+citation: "Washington SB 6246 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-01-16"
+last_action: "2024-03-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61e5ee0c-439b-44f6-94dd-286c357a26ea"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6246&year=2023"
+source_hash: "4cc1bbfa323012b8443fbc8059ab98cda7ad65fd3be86125a35c495f55288a01"
+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 SB 6246 (2023-2024) — Concerning transmission of information relating to firearm prohibitions for persons committed for mental health treatment.
+
+## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6246.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6246.E.htm)
+3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6246.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#35) — **34–15** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28) — **37–11** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **84–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Dhingra — primary (person)
+- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
+- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
+- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
+- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
+- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-16** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-01-25** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-01-25** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-01-25** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2024-01-25** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2024-01-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2024-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2024-02-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-09** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-02-21** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-26** Chapter 290, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2024-03-26** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61e5ee0c-439b-44f6-94dd-286c357a26ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+