Washington SB 5535: Concerning a property tax exemption for residents eighty years and older.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to rights of individuals to bear arms; reenacting 1
and amending RCW 9.41.010; creating a new section; repealing RCW 2
9.41.390, 9.41.395, and 7.48.330; and repealing 2023 c 162 s 1 and 3
2023 c 163 s 1 (uncodified).4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that both the Second 6
Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Article 1, section 7
24 of the Washington state Constitution, protect the right of 8
individuals to bear arms in defense of themselves and shall not be 9
impaired. As such, any law adopted by the state that creates firearms 10
industry members' liability, or that bans a particular type of 11
firearm is deemed unconstitutional. Such laws are held ineffective, 12
void, and unenforceable.13
Sec. 2. RCW 9.41.010 and 2024 c 289 s 1 and 2024 c 62 s 32 are 14
each reenacted and amended to read as follows:15
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in 16
this section apply throughout this chapter.17
(1) "Antique firearm" means a firearm or replica of a firearm not 18
designed or redesigned for using rim fire or conventional center fire 19
ignition with fixed ammunition and manufactured in or before 1898, 20
S-0154.1
SENATE BILL 5535
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Fortunato and Christian
Read first time 01/28/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
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including any matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type 1
of ignition system and also any firearm using fixed ammunition 2
manufactured in or before 1898, for which ammunition is no longer 3
manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the 4
ordinary channels of commercial trade.5
(2)(((a) "Assault weapon" means:6
(i) Any of the following specific firearms regardless of which 7
company produced and manufactured the firearm:8
9 AK-47 in all forms
10 AK-74 in all forms
11 Algimec AGM-1 type semiautomatic
12 American Arms Spectre da semiautomatic carbine
13 AR15, M16, or M4 in all forms
14 AR 180 type semiautomatic
15 Argentine L.S.R. semiautomatic
16 Australian Automatic
17 Auto-Ordnance Thompson M1 and 1927 semiautomatics
18 Barrett .50 cal light semiautomatic
19 Barrett .50 cal M87
20 Barrett .50 cal M107A1
21 Barrett REC7
22 Beretta AR70/S70 type semiautomatic
23 Bushmaster Carbon 15
24 Bushmaster ACR
25 Bushmaster XM-15
26 Bushmaster MOE
27 Calico models M100 and M900
28 CETME Sporter
29 CIS SR 88 type semiautomatic
30 Colt CAR 15
31 Daewoo K-1
32 Daewoo K-2
33 Dragunov semiautomatic
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1 Fabrique Nationale FAL in all forms
2 Fabrique Nationale F2000
3 Fabrique Nationale L1A1 Sporter
4 Fabrique Nationale M249S
5 Fabrique Nationale PS90
6 Fabrique Nationale SCAR
7 FAMAS .223 semiautomatic
8 Galil
9 Heckler & Koch G3 in all forms
10 Heckler & Koch HK-41/91
11 Heckler & Koch HK-43/93
12 Heckler & Koch HK94A2/3
13 Heckler & Koch MP-5 in all forms
14 Heckler & Koch PSG-1
15 Heckler & Koch SL8
16 Heckler & Koch UMP
17 Manchester Arms Commando MK-45
18 Manchester Arms MK-9
19 SAR-4800
20 SIG AMT SG510 in all forms
21 SIG SG550 in all forms
22 SKS
23 Spectre M4
24 Springfield Armory BM-59
25 Springfield Armory G3
26 Springfield Armory SAR-8
27 Springfield Armory SAR-48
28 Springfield Armory SAR-3
29 Springfield Armory M-21 sniper
30 Springfield Armory M1A
31 Smith & Wesson M&P 15
32 Sterling Mk 1
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1 Sterling Mk 6/7
2 Steyr AUG
3 TNW M230
4 FAMAS F11
5 Uzi 9mm carbine/rifle
(ii) A semiautomatic rifle that has an overall length of less 6
than 30 inches;7
(iii) A conversion kit, part, or combination of parts, from which 8
an assault weapon can be assembled or from which a firearm can be 9
converted into an assault weapon if those parts are in the possession 10
or under the control of the same person; or11
(iv) A semiautomatic, center fire rifle that has the capacity to 12
accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of the following:13
(A) A grip that is independent or detached from the stock that 14
protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon. The 15
addition of a fin attaching the grip to the stock does not exempt the 16
grip if it otherwise resembles the grip found on a pistol;17
(B) Thumbhole stock;18
(C) Folding or telescoping stock;19
(D) Forward pistol, vertical, angled, or other grip designed for 20
use by the nonfiring hand to improve control;21
(E) Flash suppressor, flash guard, flash eliminator, flash hider, 22
sound suppressor, silencer, or any item designed to reduce the visual 23
or audio signature of the firearm;24
(F) Muzzle brake, recoil compensator, or any item designed to be 25
affixed to the barrel to reduce recoil or muzzle rise;26
(G) Threaded barrel designed to attach a flash suppressor, sound 27
suppressor, muzzle break, or similar item;28
(H) Grenade launcher or flare launcher; or29
(I) A shroud that encircles either all or part of the barrel 30
designed to shield the bearer's hand from heat, except a s