---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying background check requirements for an application for a concealed pistol license."
description: "Clarifying background check requirements for an application for a concealed pistol license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5508"
citation: "Washington SB 5508 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREARMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fortunato"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04f99407-c581-498e-9bd4-46e5f7a11b9d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5508&year=2019"
source_hash: "72477839a34cf019b6d793bc7aec6d755fc7fada33ff68c7984d9a926a39c766"
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 5508 (2019-2020) — Clarifying background check requirements for an application for a concealed pistol license.

## 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/5508.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fortunato — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, L. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-04** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on third reading.
- **2019-04-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Chapter 249, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-07** Effective date 5/7/2019. `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
- **2019-03-19T14:00:00+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 House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary 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/04f99407-c581-498e-9bd4-46e5f7a11b9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).