2025-2026 Regular Session • Washington Legislature
HB1085
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
12/16/2024
Prefiled for introduction.
House of Representatives
1/13/2025
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Referred to Appropriations.
House of Representatives
2/22/2025
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Floor Amendment
Schmidt 1085-S2 AMH SCHM LANG 103
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Committee on Appropriations: 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass
2/26/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Committee on Community Safety: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass
2/11/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/16/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor
Suzanne Schmidt
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Joe Timmons
Democrat
Kevin Waters
Republican
Mari Leavitt
Democrat
Alex Ybarra
Republican
Stephanie McClintock
Republican
Greg Nance
Democrat
Sam Low
Republican
Mike Volz
Republican
Joel McEntire
Republican
Daniel Griffey
Republican
Andrew Barkis
Republican
Carolyn Eslick
Republican
Travis Couture
Republican
Mark Klicker
Republican