---
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).