republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/sb-5553.md

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Bill	Preventing suicide by permitting the voluntary waiver of firearm rights.	Preventing suicide by permitting the voluntary waiver of firearm rights.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	SB 5553	Washington SB 5553 (2017-2018)	bill	FIREARMS MENTAL HEALTH	enacted	Pedersen	2	33	3	2017-01-27	2018-03-21	openstates	ocd-bill/91432bd4-0318-4f83-bfc0-fb459ac771a5	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5553&year=2017	f07131068eeb78ebb27de451d1c7ada1077aded697640f41517f725e168a665e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5553 (2017-2018) — Preventing suicide by permitting the voluntary waiver of firearm rights.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — 36–13 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — 77–20 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Pedersen — primary (person)
• Darneille — cosponsor (person)
• Fain — cosponsor (person)
• Frockt — cosponsor (person)
• Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
• Kuderer — 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
• 2017-04-24 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2017-05-23 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2017-06-21 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2018-01-08 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2018-01-11 LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-01-11 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-01-12 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-01-18 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-01-24 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-01-11 LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-01-11 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-01-12 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-01-18 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-01-24 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-01-24 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-01-24 Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2018-01-26 First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2018-02-15 JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2018-02-15 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-20 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-21 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2018-02-23 Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
• 2018-02-23 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-02-23 Third reading, passed; yeas, 77; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2018-03-05 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2018-03-05 Passed final passage; yeas, 36; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0. passage
• 2018-03-07 President signed. passage
• 2018-03-08 Speaker signed. passage
• 2018-03-09 Delivered to Governor.
• 2018-03-21 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2018-03-21 Chapter 145, 2018 Laws. became-law
• 2018-03-21 Effective date 6/7/2018*. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/91432bd4-0318-4f83-bfc0-fb459ac771a5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).