House approves background-check fee changes after heated debate; opponents call increase unconstitutional
House Bill 2521, which adjusts fees for firearms background checks and would allow a higher cap on the fee, passed 53-36-9 after amendments to limit fee changes were rejected; opponents said the change amounts to an unconstitutional fee on a right.
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The Washington House on Feb. 23 passed House Bill 2521, a bill relating to firearms background checks, after debate over fee-setting authority and constitutionality. The clerk announced 53 yeas, 36 nays and 9 excused.
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