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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5272"
citation: "Washington SB 5272 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c9cb51c-4fda-4985-b1dd-9aef6a74c9b5"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5272&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "ae5cf63bd6ecf72a6e725582790e777924f6437257f9e81f89dce39c9ce33dc9"
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 5272 (2025-2026) — 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.
## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5272.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5272.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5272.PL.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **92–2** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lovick — primary (person)
- Krishnadasan — cosponsor (person)
- Krishnadasan — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-15** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-02-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-02-13** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-03-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-17** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2026-01-12** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2026-01-12** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2026-01-21** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-01-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-01-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-01-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-01-30** First reading, referred to Community Safety. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-19** CS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2026-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-23** Chapter 155, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-23** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c9cb51c-4fda-4985-b1dd-9aef6a74c9b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).