Grandmothers priority bills that passed:

SB 5444: Expands the locations where guns cannot be openly carried, now including the premises of libraries, zoos, aquariums, and transit facilities, sponsored by Sen. Valdez.

HB 1903: Requires the reporting of lost or stolen guns, an effort to aid the tracking of weapons into illegal pathways, sponsored by Rep. Berry.

HB 2021: Allows for the permanent destruction of weapons taken by the Washington State Patrol or in buy back programs, aiming to take unwanted or illegal weapons out of circulation, sponsored by Rep. Senn.

HB 2118: Establishes additional requirements for the business operations of licensed firearms dealers, sponsored by Rep. Walen.

Grandmothers priority bills that passed:

HB 1143: This permit to purchase bill requires training, an enhanced background check and, a 10-day waiting period to purchase a firearm.

HB 1230: Distribution of safe storage information by school districts.

SHB 1240: A ban on the manufacture, distribution and sale of assault weapons.

SB 5078: This bill is designed to hold manufacturers and dealers accountable for the damage caused by the weapons they sell.

Grandmothers priority bills that passed:

SB 5078: Limits the capacity of gun magazines to 10 rounds.

HB 1630: Bans weapons at election sites, school board meetings and local government meetings.

HB 1705: Updates and closes loopholes in the “ghost gun” law to prohibit the sale or manufacture of unserialized, untraceable guns.

HB 1941: Bans the use of school “active shooter drills,” which have been shown to be upsetting to children.

The Legislature also provided $8.4 million in funding for the Office of Firearm Safety & Violence Prevention for various initiatives, including a grants program for community-based groups working on gun violence interventions in high-risk areas.

In 2022 elections, 80% of Candidates Grandmothers Endorsed Won!

Grandmothers endorsed a total of 63 gun-sense candidates running for Senate or House seats in the Washington State legislature in November 2022.

We based our endorsements of incumbents on their voting records on our gun safety priority bills. Challengers were evaluated based on their public statements about gun safety measures and their responses when we asked them how they would have voted on our priority bills. We are pleased to report that 80% of our endorsed candidates won their races.

Grandmothers priority bills that passed:

SB 5038: Prohibits the open carry of weapons on the state capitol grounds and at or near public demonstrations.

HB 1054: Establishes requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers.

HB 1088: Concerns potential impeachment disclosures.

HB 1089: Concerns compliance audits of requirements relating to peace officers and law enforcement agencies.

HB 1092: Concerns law enforcement data collection.

HB 1310: Concerns permissible uses of force by law enforcement and correctional officers.

SB 5051: Concerning state oversight and accountability of peace officers and corrections officers.

SB 5259: Concerns law enforcement data collection.

Grandmothers priority bills that passed:

SB 6288: Creates an Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention which will administer a grant program to community-based intervention and prevention programs. It will also gather gun violence data.

SB 6168: The Supplemental Operating Budget contains $14.3 million for gun violence prevention programs, to support implementation of newly passed gun laws and research into gun violence.

SB 5434: Restricts firearms in licensed childcare facilities and requires safe storage in family-operated daycare centers.

HB 2467: Streamlines and centralizes the State’s background check system under the WA State Patrol.

HB 2555: Requires background checks for purchases of firearm components, closing a loophole.

Additionally, for the first time, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence endorsed gun sense candidates – nationally and statewide – who ran for office in November 2020. In the Washington State Legislature, 67 of the 93 candidates we endorsed were elected (or re-elected) to to the House or Senate.

Grandmothers priority bills that passed:

HB 1225: Sets standards for removal of weapons by law enforcement officers in domestic violence calls.

HB 1739: Bans undetectable and untraceable “ghost guns.”

HB 1786: Strengthens laws to surrender weapons relating to protection orders, no-contact orders, and restraining orders.

HB 1949: Creates a study of the efficacy of establishing a single point of contact for the firearm background check system.

SB 5027: Adds enhancements to Extreme Risk Protection Orders, including those for juveniles and penalties.

SB 5181: Prohibits the possession or control of a firearm for 6 months by a person who has been detained for 72-hour evaluation and treatment.

SB 5205: Sets provisions governing firearms possession by persons found incompetent to stand trial.

SB 5508: Requires background check for Concealed Pistol License holders when acquiring a new firearm.

In 2019 Grandmothers started working with a lobbyist to complement our efforts.

State-wide initiatives that passed:

2014: 59% of Washington voters passed Initiative 594 requiring universal background checks.

2016: 69% of Washington voters passed Initiative 1491, Extreme Risk Protection Orders. Also known as “red flag laws”, it passed in 48 of 49 legislative districts.

2018: Initiative 1639, Safe Schools, Safe Communities, achieved 59% of the vote for one of the nation’s most comprehensive gun safety measures.