---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning first responder agency notifications to schools regarding potential threats."
description: "Concerning first responder agency notifications to schools regarding potential threats."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5514"
citation: "Washington SB 5514 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "FIRST RESPONDERS", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80d272df-0d5b-4517-9f41-0e8877201d6f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5514&year=2019"
source_hash: "d01d4baaf9d1665f25850eb5fb608a52b994b050ce682f8e539ee6fbd289958a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 5514 (2019-2020) — Concerning first responder agency notifications to schools regarding potential threats.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5514.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5514-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#22) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Padden — primary (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-23** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-06** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** PS - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 6. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Chapter 84, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-19** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-30T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-06T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80d272df-0d5b-4517-9f41-0e8877201d6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).