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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1279

HB 1279: School safety drills

Concerning school safety drills.

Summary

  • Revises the list of nine safety-related drills that schools must conduct per year by specifying that schools teach three basic functional drills: shelter-in-place, lockdown, and evacuation.
  • Provides that the drills incorporate an earthquake drill and a pedestrian evacuation drill for schools in mapped tsunami hazard zones.
  • Directs that schools must maintain documentation of the drills, including type of drill, in the school office.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1279), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2017
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 13, 2017
  3. Passed HouseFeb 28, 2017
  4. Passed SenateApr 11, 2017
  5. GovernorMay 4, 2017
  6. LawMay 4, 2017
Prime sponsor
Eric Pettigrew (D-37)
Introduced
January 16, 2017 in the House
Last action
May 4, 2017
Session law
Chapter 165, Laws of 2017
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1279, SHB 1279

AN ACT Relating to school safety drills;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eric Pettigrew (D-37)

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 28, 2017
Version voted on: SHB 1279
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican48000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 11, 2017
Version voted on: SHB 1279
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican24000
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 17, 2017
Version voted on: SHB 1279
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican47001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/23/2017. (SHB 1279)
  2. Governor signed. (SHB 1279)
  3. Chapter 165, 2017 Laws. (SHB 1279)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SHB 1279)
  5. President signed. (SHB 1279)
  6. Speaker signed. (SHB 1279)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 1279)
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments. (SHB 1279)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1279)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1279)
  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. (SHB 1279)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1279)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1279)
  14. EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (SHB 1279)
  15. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. (SHB 1279)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1279)
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1279)
  18. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1279)
  19. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  20. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1279)
  21. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  22. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1279)
  23. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  24. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1279)
  25. ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  26. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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