---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning firearms that are undetectable or untraceable."
description: "Concerning firearms that are undetectable or untraceable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1739"
citation: "Washington HB 1739 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREARMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Valdez"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55cbcd7e-88db-4980-995e-d21a6603ef44"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1739&year=2019"
source_hash: "4c1d4fc4c2566f180fe576f14fa8609781092ad23464553e8d6949544f7022d5"
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 1739 (2019-2020) — Concerning firearms that are undetectable or untraceable.

## 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/1739.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1739-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **56–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage on Reconsideration (#41) — **55–41** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#34) — **57–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Valdez — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-29** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-08** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-02-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-08** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-02-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-04** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-16** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2019-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Chapter 243, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-07** Effective date 7/1/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-08T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice 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/55cbcd7e-88db-4980-995e-d21a6603ef44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).