republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2019-2020/hb-2467.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing a centralized single point of contact background check system for firearms transfers."
description: "Establishing a centralized single point of contact background check system for firearms transfers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2467"
citation: "Washington HB 2467 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "FIREARMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hansen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d254665-e535-49f9-8dc0-be2b331558a0"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2467&year=2019"
source_hash: "b35b779ff4cc5b64701809b461e4df1497481d9e3f257fb7f83963de3ef485d6"
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 2467 (2019-2020) — Establishing a centralized single point of contact background check system for firearms 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2467.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2467-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2467-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2467-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#48) — **29–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hansen — primary (person)
- Barkis — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-24** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-24** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-27** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 28, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-17T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-06T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-24T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d254665-e535-49f9-8dc0-be2b331558a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).