---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protecting public safety by establishing duties of firearm industry members."
description: "Protecting public safety by establishing duties of firearm industry members."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5078"
citation: "Washington SB 5078 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-12-20"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/127c146a-e4e9-41f1-8940-1ecb8e5be156"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5078&year=2023"
source_hash: "e9ae3f1797e2e6c394e92589423feddca8a397b2a59d43750eec160990c5a7d1"
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 5078 (2023-2024) — Protecting public safety by establishing duties of firearm industry members.

## 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/5078.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5078-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5078-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 629 Walsh Pg 2 Ln 14 (#13) — **45–53** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **26–20** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **57–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-20** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-19** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-19** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-20** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2023-01-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-04** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-31** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-31** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Civil Rights & Judiciary. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2023-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Chapter 163, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/127c146a-e4e9-41f1-8940-1ecb8e5be156`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).