---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the bump-fire stock buy-back program."
description: "Concerning the bump-fire stock buy-back program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5954"
citation: "Washington SB 5954 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREARMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-18"
last_action: "2019-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bb6b88d-7707-45ca-a41b-740bc63b3119"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5954&year=2019"
source_hash: "7a769358a84f8071e559aeec6900526a6ebbe4d166dde7458729780c1dce252b"
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 5954 (2019-2020) — Concerning the bump-fire stock buy-back program.

## 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/5954.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5954-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-18** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-21** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-01** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-05** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-13** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-03-13** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-03-14** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-03-14** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-14** Chapter 9, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-03-14** Effective date 3/14/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-20T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bb6b88d-7707-45ca-a41b-740bc63b3119`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).