HB592
Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems, grant program.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Shelly Simonds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems permitted.
Permits any school board to provide any school board employee in a public elementary and secondary school building in the local school division with a wearable panic alarm system, defined in the bill as a security system that is capable of being worn on the body of the user and ... (More) by which the user manually activates a device that sends (i) a signal to the local 9-1-1 public safety answering point that indicates a school security emergency that requires immediate response and assistance from such public safety answering point and (ii) a multisensory schoolwide school security emergency notification, when appropriate. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103594D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/08/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB592)
- 02/09/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107489D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB592)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/06/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB592ER)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB592)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
