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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5272: School safety/penalties

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 5272 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Improving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties. Primary sponsor: John Lovick (D), John Lovick (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): 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 improving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LovickPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate44
John LovickPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37

“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 155, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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