BILL REQ. #:  S-3727.1 

Read first time 01/12/2006.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to reciprocity of concealed pistol licenses; and amending RCW 9.41.073.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 9.41.073 and 2004 c 148 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) A person licensed to carry a pistol in a state the laws of which recognize and give effect in that state to a concealed pistol license issued under the laws of the state of Washington is authorized to carry a concealed pistol in this state if:
     (i) The ((licensing state does not issue concealed pistol licenses to persons under)) person to whom the license is issued is at least twenty-one years of age; and
     (ii) The licensing state requires mandatory fingerprint-based background checks of criminal and mental health history, where available by law, for all persons who apply for a concealed pistol license.
     (b) This section applies to a license holder from another state only while the license holder is not a resident of this state. A license holder from another state must carry the handgun in compliance with the laws of this state.
     (2) The attorney general shall periodically publish a list of states the laws of which recognize and give effect in that state to a concealed pistol license issued under the laws of the state of Washington and which meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section.