SB 5004 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Updating emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons.

SB 5004 mandates that Washington public school districts update their emergency response systems in collaboration with local law enforcement and public safety agencies. These systems must utilize evolving technology to expedite emergency responses, offering options like panic or alert buttons, live video or audio feeds, remote door access, or live interactive two-way communication. School districts are required to submit progress reports on their systems to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction by October 1, 2025, which will then compile and report this information to the legislature by December 1, 2025. This act, also known as Alyssa's law, applies to charter and state-tribal education compact schools.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Signed May 19, 2025

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Engrossed Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally certified as passed by both the Senate and House, moving it to the final stage of becoming law. Substantively, the bill expands the list of required emergency response system features for schools to include compliance with state building codes for group E occupancies. It also updates the deadline for school districts to submit progress reports on these systems from December 1, 2014, to October 1, 2025.

Scope change

The bill's scope is effectively broadened by adding a new requirement for emergency response systems to comply with specific state building code requirements for group E occupancies, in addition to the previously listed features like panic buttons and live video feeds.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that emergency response systems must comply with applicable state building code requirements for group E occupancies or be part of a safe school plan.

TIMELINE

Changed the deadline for school districts to submit progress reports on emergency response systems from December 1, 2014, to October 1, 2025.

Changed the deadline for the superintendent of public instruction to compile and report on the types of emergency response systems used by school districts from December 1, 2025 (implied context) to align with the new reporting schedule.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 12, 2025

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 19, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in House amendments.

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

lower

Mar 26, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (100-0)

house

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment(s) adopted.

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.

upper

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors