BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6620

SB 6620: School security

Improving security in schools and the safety of students.

Summary

Addresses school safety in a number of ways including implementing an emergency response system, establishing an anonymous reporting system, expanding regional school safety efforts, and facilitating school resource officers.
Prohibits the sale or transfer of a semiautomatic rifle unless both a federal and a state background check have been completed through law enforcement.
Prohibits a person under the age of 21 from purchasing a semiautomatic rifle.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6620), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to improving security in schools and the safety of students by: Implementing school emergency response systems and notifications;

No recorded floor votes.

Mar 8, 2018Returned to Rules. (SSB 6620)
Mar 8, 2018Returned to Rules.
Mar 2, 2018Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6620)
Mar 2, 2018Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 1, 2018Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6620)
Mar 1, 2018WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6620)
Mar 1, 2018Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6620)
Mar 1, 2018Minority; do not pass.
Mar 1, 2018WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Mar 1, 2018Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 23, 2018First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6620 (2019–20) Unemployment insur./location · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6620 (2015–16) School safety · Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2016
SB 6620 (2011–12) Human services T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6620 (2009–10) School district flexibility · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6620 (2007–08) Biological remediation tech · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6620 (2005–06) Academic achievement cert · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6620 (2003–04) Real estate excise tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6620 (2001–02) Housing loan reserve program · Did not pass · died in committee