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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5004: School emergency response

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 5004 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 2, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Updating emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons. Primary sponsor: Nikki Torres (R). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nikki TorresPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Leonard ChristianCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jim McCuneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Jesse SalomonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Mark SchoeslerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Jeff WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 347, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page