WA SB 5272

enacted

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.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WA SB 5272 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5272 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA SB 5272 about?

WA SB 5272 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5272?

Lovick is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5272, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Effective date 6/11/2026.
became-law
2026-03-23
Chapter 155, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-23
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-10
President signed.
passage
2026-03-09
Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
passage
2026-03-09
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2026-03-03
Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.
reading-3
2026-03-03
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-03
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-25
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-23
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
CS - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-30
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-28
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-01-28
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-01-21
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-01-12
Moved to Rules White Sheet.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2025-03-17
Senate Rules "X" file.
2025-03-10
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-02-14
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-13
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-13
EDU - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-13
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2025-01-30
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
2025-01-15
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)
2026-01-28 · pass · 46-3
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: no
- Chapman: no
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13)
2026-03-03 · pass · 92-2
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: other
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: other
- Hall: yes
- Hill: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: other
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7)
2026-03-09 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: other
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: other
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5272&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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