---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restricting possession of weapons in certain locations."
description: "Restricting possession of weapons in certain locations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5434"
citation: "Washington SB 5434 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PARKS", "WEAPONS", "FIREARMS", "LIBRARIES", "CHILD CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilson, C."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd392234-e2a5-4fd2-a82a-835d8b7c09d2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5434&year=2019"
source_hash: "85704cb791c2617f5f321350e95c724cf229b329d6c7687861f3928a6ea3adb1"
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 5434 (2019-2020) — Restricting possession of weapons in certain locations.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5434.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5434-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5434-S.htm)

## Votes

- 354 Wilson, L. Pg 2 Ln 20 (#26) — **22–26** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **56–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **26–21** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **27–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wilson, C. — primary (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-21** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-16** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 189, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-14T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd392234-e2a5-4fd2-a82a-835d8b7c09d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).