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House approves changes to background-check fee authority for Washington State Patrol, HB 2521
Summary
The House passed House Bill 2521 to adjust the firearms background check fee framework and to allow the Washington State Patrol more flexibility to cover costs; floor amendments to cap and to set fees at zero were unsuccessful. Final vote: 53–36.
The Washington House approved House Bill 2521, which revises the statutory framework for the firearms background check program administered by the Washington State Patrol (WSP). Sponsors and opponents debated multiple floor amendments addressing fee caps and constitutional concerns; two amendments were rejected and the bill passed by recorded vote, 53 yeas to 36 nays with 9 excused.
Representative Couture, who introduced Amendment 1979,…
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