SB 5272 — 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.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-15
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;
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Sponsors
- Lovick, John (D, WA-44) — sponsor · 2025-01-15
- Krishnadasan, Deborah (D, WA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-01-15
- Saldaña, Rebecca (D, WA-37) — cosponsor · 2025-01-15
Action timeline
- · senate — First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- · senate — EDU - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Senate Rules "X" file.
- · senate — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- · senate — Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Community Safety.
- · senate — CS - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — CS - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- · senate — Senate concurred in House amendments.
- · senate — Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · senate — President signed.
- · senate — Speaker signed.
- · senate — Delivered to Governor.
- · senate — Governor signed.
- · senate — Chapter 155, 2026 Laws.
- · senate — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | Krishnadasan, Deborah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Lovick, John | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Saldaña, Rebecca | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovick, John (D, state_upper WA-44) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Krishnadasan, Deborah (D, state_upper WA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Saldaña, Rebecca (D, state_upper WA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-01-15 · cosponsored by Krishnadasan, Deborah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · sponsored by Lovick, John (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · cosponsored by Saldaña, Rebecca (cosponsor) · sponsorship