August 29, 2019 - Introduced by Senators Johnson, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson,
Miller, Risser and Shilling, cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, C.
Taylor, Anderson, Bowen, Cabrera, Considine, Fields, Kolste, Neubauer,
Pope, Sargent, Sinicki and Spreitzer. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
and Public Safety.

SB376,1,5 1An Act to renumber 941.29 (1g) (a) and 971.17 (1g); to amend 973.176 (1); and
2to create 941.29 (1g) (ah), 941.29 (1m) (ag), 941.29 (1m) (cm), 971.17 (1g) (b)
3and 973.136 of the statutes; relating to: the possession of a firearm by a person
4who has committed a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and providing
5a penalty.

Current law prohibits a person from possessing a firearm if he or she has been
convicted of a felony, found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect,
or adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would
be a felony. Federal law prohibits a person who is convicted of a misdemeanor crime
of domestic violence from possessing a firearm. Under this bill, following a
conviction, or a finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, for a
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, state law also prohibits the person from
possessing a firearm. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a felony and
is subject to a fine of up to $25,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to ten years, or
both.