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Committee backs bill letting State Patrol set cost‑based firearm background‑check fees after rejecting targeted exemptions
Summary
After debate and several failed amendment attempts to limit or exempt proposed fee increases, the Appropriations Committee voted to report House Bill 2,521 — which allows the Washington State Patrol to set background‑check fees to cover program costs — out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
The House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 30 advanced House Bill 2,521, which would authorize the Washington State Patrol to set the fee for firearm background checks at a level calculated to cover the agency’s total costs of administering the program.
Sydney Jeffrey briefed the committee on the bill and seven proposed amendments in the electronic bill book. Representative Keaton offered an amendment (Jeffs 56) to change the current statutory cap from $18 to $20; sponsors said the change would reduce the additional programmatic…
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