---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms."
description: "Concerning requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1143"
citation: "Washington HB 1143 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/649d2e9f-851c-43a1-a7ff-51e13335199f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1143&year=2023"
source_hash: "ed8640b492292173498fdc027d5292932eab11ab3ef18be28ce51d0447cb4fa1"
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 HB 1143 (2023-2024) — Concerning requirements for the purchase or transfer of firearms.

## 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/House%20Bills/1143.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1143-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1143-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1143-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1143-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#43) — **52–44** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **28–18** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **52–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Berry — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Street — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-05** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-27** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-27** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-27** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 52; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Chapter 161, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date 1/1/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/649d2e9f-851c-43a1-a7ff-51e13335199f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).