CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1949
Chapter 35, Laws of 2019
66TH LEGISLATURE
2019 REGULAR SESSION
FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM--FEASIBILITY STUDY
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2019
Passed by the House March 6, 2019
  Yeas 97  Nays 0
FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 3, 2019
  Yeas 48  Nays 0
CYRUS HABIB

President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1949 as passed by House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN

Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved April 17, 2019 12:41 PM
FILED
April 18, 2019
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1949

Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2019 Regular Session
ByHouse Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen, Irwin, Griffey, Kilduff, and Graham)
READ FIRST TIME 02/22/19.
AN ACT Relating to conducting a feasibility study to examine and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a single point of contact firearm background check system; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of financial management shall conduct a feasibility study and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a single point of contact, also known as a full point of contact, system for firearm background checks. The office of financial management may contract with an independent expert to assist with the feasibility study. The study must consider and make recommendations regarding, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Whether or not public safety in Washington could be improved by implementing a single point of contact system in Washington;
(b) Whether a single point of contact system in Washington would more effectively keep prohibited persons from obtaining firearms while continuing to respect a person's right to bear arms consistent with Article 1, section 24 of the state Constitution and the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States;
(c) Whether a single point of contact system in Washington would simplify the background check process for those purchasing firearms, firearms dealers, and law enforcement agencies;
(d) The feasibility of creating a single point of contact system within the Washington state patrol or the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, creating a new agency for this purpose, or a combination of these options;
(e) What computer system improvements would need to be made to most effectively and efficiently administer a single point of contact system in Washington; and
(f) The approximate cost to establish a single point of contact system in Washington, and the approximate annual cost to operate such a system.
(2) The office of financial management shall submit a final report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2019.
(3) The office of financial management and its agents and employees are immune from civil liability arising out of their work pursuant to this section unless it is shown that the office of financial management or its agents and employees acted with gross negligence or bad faith.
(4) This section expires July 1, 2020.
Passed by the House March 6, 2019.
Passed by the Senate April 3, 2019.
Approved by the Governor April 17, 2019.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 18, 2019.
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