Domestic violent extremism is not defined in the legislation but according to State Attorney General Bob Ferguson's description, it would include noncriminal activities and speech.
HB 1333 sponsored by Democratic Rep. Bill Ramos would create the Domestic Violent Extremism Commission to develop ways to combat “disinformation and misinformation.”
The legislation was pushed by Ferguson following a “Domestic Terrorism” study by his office in 2022 which plans to implement, “effective State intervention to address these threats has the potential to implicate speech or association that may be protected by the First Amendment, or the individual right to bear arms protected by the Second Amendment.”
