Concerning restoration of the right to possess a firearm.
Not law yet. Pending legislation.
Reps. Simmons, McEntire, Leavitt, Walsh
Bill summary
Official digest is not on this card.
Now vs if chaptered
NOW: in House Civil Rights & Judiciary after 2026 reintroduction; current RCW 9.41.041 restoration path remains. IF CHAPTERED: sex-offense / class A / 20-year-max felonies would be barred from petition, and remaining petitioners would face the five-year / three-year community waits.
Defender utility
WA PDs and restoration-calendar counsel on 9.41.040 / 9.41.041 petitions — pending bar-and-wait rewrite still in Civil Rights & Judiciary, not present restoration law. If it moves, isolate whether the client is in the new no-petition class (sex / class A / 20-year max) versus the five-year or three-year wait. CA PDs: portable as a status/restoration analogue next to PC 29800 relief — not a California charge.
Who this is for. WA PDs and restoration petitioners on 9.41.040/041 calendars — pending bar-and-wait rewrite, not present law; not a California charge.
Penalties (if chaptered)
No new crime. Changes who may petition under RCW 9.41.041 and the wait/conditions. Not in force.
Bank hints
- restoration
- prohibited-person
- ERPO