---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning firearms sales and transfers."
description: "Concerning firearms sales and transfers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5552"
citation: "Washington SB 5552 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREARMS", "MENTAL HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-27"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffcf5336-0055-4515-87b9-e096eb7b9756"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5552&year=2017"
source_hash: "79a91af1ac4b07b664825b6633358d5b07e7cc9d0edbb7ad8c03330201c399e0"
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 5552 (2017-2018) — Concerning firearms sales and transfers.

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5552.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5552-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5552-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Fain — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-27** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-14** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-23** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-09** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-14** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-23** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-23** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-02-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-07** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2017-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-10** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter 264, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-10** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffcf5336-0055-4515-87b9-e096eb7b9756`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).