Notice of Senate Passage for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1163 - 10 Year Analysis Complete

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E2SHB 1163, titled AN ACT Relating to enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms by requiring a permit to purchase firearms, specifying requirements and standards for firearms safety training programs and issuance of concealed pistol licenses, specifying circumstances where a firearm transfer may be delayed, requiring recordkeeping for all firearm transfers, and establishing reporting requirements regarding permits to purchase firearms and concealed pistol licenses, has been passed by the Senate. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

Fiscal Year		Fingerprint Background Check Fee	General Fund	Permit to Purchase Firearm Fee	Total
2026		$0	$0	$0	$0
2027		$2,300,000	$0	$9,500,000	$11,800,000
2028		$3,450,000	$8,700,000	$5,550,000	$17,700,000
2029		$2,300,000	$0	$9,500,000	$11,800,000
2030		$2,300,000	$0	$9,500,000	$11,800,000
2031		$2,300,000	$0	$9,500,000	$11,800,000
2032		$3,450,000	$0	$14,250,000	$17,700,000
2033		$3,450,000	$0	$14,250,000	$17,700,000
2034		$2,300,000	$0	$9,500,000	$11,800,000
2035		$2,300,000	$0	$9,500,000	$11,800,000
Total:		$24,150,000	$8,700,000	$91,050,000	$123,900,000

Washington State Patrol:

Projected cash receipts are indeterminate as we are unable to determine how many permit applications might be submitted annually.

Section 5 requires the account to provide reimbursement of the amount appropriated for the initial establishment of the program by June 30, 2028. We assume there will be an $8.7M transfer from the General Fund - State into the 24T Firearms Background Check System Account to cover the initial startup costs before 24T revenue is generated. In order to reimburse $8.7M by June 30, 2028 the fee would need to be increased to $95. To reflect the reimbursement to General Fund - State, we reduced 24T revenue in the cash receipts table by the $8.7M in FY28.

For illustrative purposes, we assume a $95 fee per application. For FY27, WSP assumes 100,000 permit applications resulting in cash receipts of $9.5M. For FY28, WSP assumes 150,000 permit applications resulting in cash receipts of $14.25M and for FY29, WSP assumes 100,000 permit applications resulting in cash receipts of $9.5M. Our assumption, starting in FY28 which is the first full year of operations, is permit applications will have a 5-year cycle based on renewal requirements. The 5-year renewal cycle will result in 150,000 applications in the first and fifth years, and 100,000 applications in years 2-4. Bringing the total number of checks in a 5-year period to 600,000 and cash receipts of $57M. 

Section 2(11)(b)(ii) states that an applicant for an original permit must also pay the fingerprint processing fee under RCW 43.43.742. Section 2(8)(b) requires the fingerprint-based background check to be run through the federal database. 

Assuming electronic submissions, the WSP will charge $33.00 for background checks, of which $12.00 is the FBI fee ($10.00 passed to the FBI and $2.00 retained by the WSP).  The balance of the fee ($21.00) is WSPs fee, leaving total revenue to WSP, $2 + $21 = $23 per background check.

The estimated annual revenue for the Fingerprint Identification Account in FY 2027 is 100,000 x $23 = $2.3M. The assumed revenue in FY28 is 150,000 x $23 = $3.4M. The assumed revenue in FY29 is 100,000 x $23 = $2.3M. Using the same methodology above, the 5-year renewal cycle starting in FY28 will result in 150,000 applications in the first and fifth years, and 100,000 applications in years 2-4. Bringing the total number of checks in a 5-year period to 600,000 and cash receipts of $13.8M.

Ten-year projection prepared in consultation with the following agencies:


The following legislators voted yea:

Senator Steve Conway
Democrat
(360) 786-7656
steve.conway@leg.wa.gov

Senator John Lovick
Democrat
(360) 786-7686
john.lovick@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bob Hasegawa
Democrat
(360) 786-7616
bob.hasegawa@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jamie Pedersen
Democrat
(360) 786-7628
jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Claudia Kauffman
Democrat
(360) 786-7692
claudia.kauffman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Marko Liias
Democrat
(360) 786-7640
marko.liias@leg.wa.gov

Senator Tina Orwall
Democrat
(360) 786-7664
tina.orwall@leg.wa.gov

Senator Marcus Riccelli
Democrat
(360) 786-7604
marcus.riccelli@leg.wa.gov

Senator Derek Stanford
Democrat
(360) 786-7600
derek.stanford@leg.wa.gov

Senator Drew Hansen
Democrat
(360) 786-7644
drew.hansen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jessica Bateman
Democrat
(360) 786-7642
jessica.bateman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Annette Cleveland
Democrat
(360) 786-7696
annette.cleveland@leg.wa.gov

Senator June Robinson
Democrat
(360) 786-7674
june.robinson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Yasmin Trudeau
Democrat
(360) 786-7652
yasmin.trudeau@leg.wa.gov

Senator Noel Frame
Democrat
(360) 786-7670
noel.frame@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mike Chapman
Democrat
(360) 786-7646
mike.chapman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Lisa Wellman
Democrat
(360) 786-7641
lisa.wellman@leg.wa.gov

Senator Rebecca Saldaña
Democrat
(360) 786-7688
rebecca.saldana@leg.wa.gov

Senator Vandana Slatter
Democrat
(360) 786-7694
vandana.slatter@leg.wa.gov

Senator Javier Valdez
Democrat
(360) 786-7690
javier.valdez@leg.wa.gov

Senator Manka Dhingra
Democrat
(360) 786-7672
manka.dhingra@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jesse Salomon
Democrat
(360) 786-7662
jesse.salomon@leg.wa.gov

Senator Claire Wilson
Democrat
(360) 786-7658
claire.wilson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bill Ramos
Democrat
(360) 786-7608
bill.ramos@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sharon Shewmake
Democrat
(360) 786-7682
sharon.shewmake@leg.wa.gov

Senator T'wina Nobles
Democrat
(360) 786-7654
T'wina.Nobles@leg.wa.gov

Senator Emily Alvarado
Democrat
(360) 786-7667
Emily.Alvarado@leg.wa.gov

Senator Deborah Krishnadasan
Democrat
(360) 786-7650
Deborah.Krishnadasan@leg.wa.gov

Senator Adrian Cortes
Democrat
(360) 786-7634
Adrian.Cortes@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted nay:

Senator Mark Schoesler
Republican
(360) 786-7620
mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jim McCune
Republican
(360) 786-7602
jim.mccune@leg.wa.gov

Senator Phil Fortunato
Republican
(360) 786-7660
phil.fortunato@leg.wa.gov

Senator Shelly Short
Republican
(360) 786-7612
shelly.short@leg.wa.gov

Senator Judy Warnick
Republican
(360) 786-7624
judith.warnick@leg.wa.gov

Senator Curtis King
Republican
(360) 786-7626
curtis.king@leg.wa.gov

Senator Paul Harris
Republican
(360) 786-7632
paul.harris@leg.wa.gov

Senator Drew MacEwen
Republican
(360) 786-7668
drew.macewen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeff Holy
Republican
(360) 786-7610
jeff.holy@leg.wa.gov

Senator John Braun
Republican
(360) 786-7638
john.braun@leg.wa.gov

Senator Leonard Christian
Republican
(360) 786-7606
leonard.christian@leg.wa.gov

Senator Keith Wagoner
Republican
(360) 786-7676
keith.wagoner@leg.wa.gov

Senator Matt Boehnke
Republican
(360) 786-7614
matt.boehnke@leg.wa.gov

Senator Keith Goehner
Republican
(360) 786-7622
keith.goehner@leg.wa.gov

Senator Chris Gildon
Republican
(360) 786-7648
chris.gildon@leg.wa.gov

Senator Ron Muzzall
Republican
(360) 786-7618
ron.muzzall@leg.wa.gov

Senator Perry Dozier
Republican
(360) 786-7630
Perry.Dozier@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeff Wilson
Republican
(360) 786-7636
Jeff.Wilson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Nikki Torres
Republican
(360) 786-7684
Nikki.Torres@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators were excused:

Senator Liz Lovelett
Democrat
(360) 786-7678
liz.lovelett@leg.wa.gov



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